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

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

Minimum wage UK 2023: How does Britain compare to the rest of the world?
The government has increased the minimum wage from April 1 2023, but how does this compare to places like Ireland, Spain, the US and elsewhere?
All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April

All the changes to minimum wage, income tax, universal credit, cost of living support and more coming in April
What’s going up in April? From tax to minimum wage, universal credit to social housing rent, here’s how your bank balance will change in April
Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
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?
£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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

A new law could ban P&O Ferries from UK ports if it doesn’t pay staff minimum wage
Sunak must raise minimum wage again to ease cost of living crisis, say unions 

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

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

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

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

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

Wages are rising… but only to what they were in 2009
£1,000 minimum wage rise will only be worth £265 for full-time workers on universal credit

£1,000 minimum wage rise will only be worth £265 for full-time workers on universal credit
Budget 2021: What to expect from Rishi Sunak’s latest update on the UK’s spending
