National living wage

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Some of the UK’s largest companies ‘trying to argue that a 10% rise in minimum wage shouldn’t be covered in the rates they pay for temporary staff’.

The Low Pay Commission has recommended to the government that it moves towards expanding the National Living Wage (NLW) to anyone over-18.

The Department for Business and Trade yesterday published a list of 524 employers who have collectively left 172,000 workers a combined £16m out of pocket.

The Office for National Statistics recorded 3.7 million UK jobs paid below the real Living Wage in April 2023, 200,000 more than a year earlier.

BrewDog has withdrawn from the 'real' Living Wage, but are there legal implications to this decision?

The live-in domestic worker exemption under the national minimum wage regulations is being removed on 1 April 2024.

BrewDog has withdrawn from the voluntary 'real' Living Wage scheme, causing anger among staff and union members.

After it was announced the national living wage would go up by almost 10%, some businesses have called the rise unsustainable. But should they be paying more anyway?

The first strike in Oxfam's history has been suspended while union members consider a revised pay offer.

Jeremy Hunt announced a two percentage point drop in national insurance in the government's Autumn Statement.

The Treasury has announced a 9.8% increase to the national living wage from April 2024.

Millennials born in the late 1980s and early 1990s are still earning no more than those born in the 1970s did at the same age, says research.

The government lacks the drive to enforce its latest Labour Market Enforcement Strategy, employment status experts have said.

The real Living Wage rates in 2023-2024 increase to £12 in the UK and £13.15 in London, an increase of more than 10%.