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Navigating the National Living Wage hike Viewpoint: Damon Anderson

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A recent survey conducted by my company, Employment Hero, involving 540 leaders of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs,) revealed that retailers are the least optimistic about significant growth this year. Only 19% of them are “extremely confident” in their business’s potential for expansion. This group…

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