Minimum wage

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

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

The Big Issue breaks down how much you should be taking home in your pay packet whether you’re on the minimum earning floor or due a little bit more

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

These high street shops have been caught paying below minimum wage

One British chain was found to owe staff £1,000,000 in unpaid wages

Keeping tips from staff is now illegal – here’s what you need to know
Employment

Keeping tips from staff is now illegal – here’s what you need to know

The government has admitted that the minimum wage isn’t, alone, enough to live on. So they’ve made it illegal to withhold tips from hospitality staff

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

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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?
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
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
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

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 
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
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
Employment

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

Wages are rising… but only to what they were in 2009
Employment

Wages are rising… but only to what they were in 2009

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Budget 2021: What to expect from Rishi Sunak’s latest update on the UK’s spending
Politics

Budget 2021: What to expect from Rishi Sunak’s latest update on the UK’s spending

Labour members vote for £15 minimum wage and increase to statutory sick pay
Employment

Labour members vote for £15 minimum wage and increase to statutory sick pay