Employers must pay workers the national minimum wage. The rates, which increase on 1 October 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, which is being called the “national living wage”, is being introduced from 1 April 2016.
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.
TUC calls for better pay and conditions for millions of night workers, as it finds that ethnic minorities are 53% more likely to regularly work nights.
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%.
Restaurant chain Miller & Carter's tip policy has been criticised by workers and a union, but it strongly refutes the claims.
The Labour Party would introduce a genuine living wage if it were to gain power at the next general election.
Jeremy Hunt to confirm new national minimum wage rates for 2024 in his conference speech, with the national living wage rising above £11.
Staff can become 'trapped' in cycles of minimum wage underpayment, a report from the Low Pay Commission has said.
The Resolution Foundation suggests 'good work agreeements' should be introduced to improve conditions for workers in low-paid jobs.
Safe from being named and shamed as not paying the national minimum wage? Non-compliance is more common than you think.
Unite sounds dissenting voice over Labour's National Policy Forum
