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Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Lack of flexibility in low paid-work means people are having to go part-time, study finds
Working parents and people with caring responsibilities are increasingly looking to part-time work that gives them greater flexibility
Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?
Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?
Postal workers are set to strike on multiple dates over the Christmas period in a bid to force Royal Mail to up their wages as inflation hammers pay.
Royal Mail strikes: When are postal workers going on strike over Christmas and why?
Royal Mail strikes: When are postal workers going on strike over Christmas and why?
Royal Mail workers are going on strike over the Christmas period to protest low pay and Uberisation of the business. Here’s what that means for them and for you
These are the jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps in 2022
These are the jobs with the biggest gender pay gaps in 2022
NHS recruitment crisis worsens as private sector pay growth reaches record-breaking highs
NHS recruitment crisis worsens as private sector pay growth reaches record-breaking highs
Inequality is widening in the UK and family wealth is the driving factor
Inequality is widening in the UK and family wealth is the driving factor
‘Cash-starved’ firefighters warn they may not be able to cope with Bonfire Night calls
‘Cash-starved’ firefighters warn they may not be able to cope with Bonfire Night calls
Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail
Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail
Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign
Employers are increasingly leaving salaries off job adverts despite pay transparency campaign
Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum
Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum
Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise
Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise
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CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker
CEOs are now paid 109 times more than the average worker
NHS workers could strike over pay rise that leaves hundreds of thousands worse off in real terms
NHS workers could strike over pay rise that leaves hundreds of thousands worse off in real terms
Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn
Inflation predicted to hit 18% for poorest this autumn
Amazon wildcat strikes enter second week as UK workers protest over pay
Amazon wildcat strikes enter second week as UK workers protest over pay
Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers stage wildcat strikes over ‘pathetic’ pay rise
Hundreds of Amazon warehouse workers stage wildcat strikes over ‘pathetic’ pay rise
Amazon warehouse workers down tools to protest 35p pay rise
Amazon warehouse workers down tools to protest 35p pay rise
Here’s how much more than you the UK’s top CEOs earn
Here’s how much more than you the UK’s top CEOs earn
Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
Thousands of BT workers stage biggest strike in 35 years
UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars
UK wages in biggest drop since records began as inflation soars
Fresh rail strikes announced as union says public back workers in pay dispute
Fresh rail strikes announced as union says public back workers in pay dispute
Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer
Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer
Low union membership has ‘knocked £400 a month off the average Brit’s paypacket’
