Minimum wage
Employers must pay workers the national minimum wage. The rates, which increase on 1 April each year, are divided into the main adult rate (workers aged 21 and over), the development rate (workers aged 18-20 inclusive) and the youth rate (workers aged 16 and 17). There is also an apprentice rate.
An additional rate for workers aged 25 and over, the national living wage, was introduced in April 2016.
Most firms support tighter employment laws, poll finds
Almost two-thirds (64%) of businesses would support tightening employment laws to prevent worker exploitation.
This is according to a poll...
Garment workers ‘robbed’ of £27m in wages since July
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‘Maximum wage’ would fund pay rise for low earners
More than half of the public (54%) would support the introduction of a ‘maximum wage’ in order to tackle excessive...
CBI highlights two-speed economic recovery
Business body's annual survey reveals companies' views of recruitment, pay freezes and National Living Wage as coronavirus crisis continues.
National living wage could be frozen next year
National living wage rise considered unaffordable by the government, which may abandon pledge for NLW to reach 60% of median earnings.
TUC offers plan to avoid winter of redundancies
TUC's job protection and skills plan urges the government to prepare for the jobs of the future, ensure younger workers gain new skills and establish a fairer labour market.
London top for wealth and productivity but wage gap narrows
Productivity and earnings are at least a third higher in some areas of London than the UK average, although the gap in earnings and wage growth is narrowing.
Licensing could prevent fashion worker exploitation, ministers told
Retailers, MPs, charities and campaign groups have urged the home secretary to take action on alleged worker exploitation in UK garment factories.
Poor working conditions ‘afflict 10,000 people in Leicester’
Illegally low pay and dilapidated conditions blight thousands of workers in Leicester, it is alleged.
Matthew Taylor: Covid-19 increases temptation of non-compliance
The coronavirus pandemic will make more people in urgent need of work and more employers desperate to stay in business,...
Boohoo to investigate ‘unsafe’ conditions at Leicester factory
Low-cost fashion retailer Boohoo has promised to investigate workers’ pay and conditions at a Leicester factory.
Chancellor to announce kickstart scheme for jobs
The chancellor is due to announce a £2bn “kickstart jobs scheme” today in the hope it will stem youth unemployment...
Reward and recognition? The future of pay after coronavirus
We want to give key workers a pay rise, while an unprecedented quarter of the UK workforce has had the...
Establish ‘wage boards’ to address low-paid workers’ earnings
The government should introduce a ‘new settlement’ for low paid workers, giving them more control over the hours they work...
From ‘forgotten’ to ‘key’ workers: protecting the precariously employed
While the Covid-19 crisis is a worrying and uncertain time for all of us, it brings into sharp focus some...
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