Minimum wage

'Time for a new deal': UK's new minimum wage still not enough to cover 'a decent standard of life'
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Minimum wage

'Time for a new deal': UK's new minimum wage still not enough to cover 'a decent standard of life'

Minimum wage, known as the national living wage, is up this month. But campaigners warn it's more than £1,000 short of the money people need to afford the cost of living
DWP benefits, rent rises and tax: All the tax year changes that will affect you from April 2024
DWP, benefits
Housing, benefits and work

DWP benefits, rent rises and tax: All the tax year changes that will affect you from April 2024

Over 500 employers named for 'cheating workers' out of minimum wage – but it's worse than you think
Minimum wage

Over 500 employers named for 'cheating workers' out of minimum wage – but it's worse than you think

UK's economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there's a plan to fix it
Cost of living

UK's economic stagnation has left households £4,300 poorer – but there's a plan to fix it

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained
Minimum wage

The national living wage, real living wage and minimum wage explained

These high street shops have been caught paying below minimum wage
Minimum wage

These high street shops have been caught paying below minimum wage

Keeping tips from staff is now illegal - here's what you need to know
Customer tipping staff in a restaurant
Employment

Keeping tips from staff is now illegal - here's what you need to know

Minimum wage UK 2023: How does Britain compare to the rest of the world?
Bank notes of currencies from around the world
Minimum wage

Minimum wage UK 2023: How does Britain compare to the rest of the world?

All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
Cost of Living Crisis

All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April

Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
amazon

Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?
A street cleaner collects a bag of waste from a public bin.
Employment

£15 minimum wage: Who is calling for it and could it happen?

Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise
Cleaner sweeps the floor inside an office building
Employment

Record increase in real living wage will see 400,000 workers get pay rise

Here’s how much money people actually need to live on during the cost of living crisis
Cost of living

Here’s how much money people actually need to live on during the cost of living crisis

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy
Minium wage

TUC unveils 'road map' to a £15 minimum wage and high wage economy

Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer
Sainsbury's supermarket
Pay

Sainsbury’s bosses have rejected a call to become a real living wage employer

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank
Minimum wage

Bring in £15 minimum wage to level up the North of England, says think-tank

Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper
Minimum wage

Buckingham Palace is offering below minimum wage pay for a live-in housekeeper

Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage
Cafe worker totals up a till at the end of the day
Low pay

Asked to do unpaid overtime? That’s wage theft and it could be pushing your pay below minimum wage

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn't pay staff minimum wage
Minimum wage

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn't pay staff minimum wage

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on
Workers' rights

Boris Johnson set to scrap plan to let workers keep tips despite admitting minimum wage isn’t enough to live on

Sunak must raise minimum wage again to ease cost of living crisis, say unions 
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak runs through his Spring Statement speech in his offices in 11 Downing Street
Employment

Sunak must raise minimum wage again to ease cost of living crisis, say unions 

If Boris Johnson wants to see higher wages his government should lead by example
Prime minister Boris Johnson in an orange high vis jacket and a HS2 helmet
Paddy Bettington

If Boris Johnson wants to see higher wages his government should lead by example

These are the big high street shops named and shamed for paying below the minimum wage
Minimum wage

These are the big high street shops named and shamed for paying below the minimum wage

The ‘real living wage’ needed to live on is now £9.90 per hour - £2k per year more than the government's minimum wage
Minimum wage

The ‘real living wage’ needed to live on is now £9.90 per hour - £2k per year more than the government's minimum wage

Naming, shaming and failing: Punishments for firms paying below minimum wage have little impact
Shame poster held at London Fashion Week
Employment

Naming, shaming and failing: Punishments for firms paying below minimum wage have little impact