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Autumn Budget measures may impact wage growth, Chancellor Reeves says

Oct 31, 2024 | 0

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has admitted that the measures in the Autumn Budget could impact wage growth for workers.

UK workers to receive wage increase as living wage rises by 6.7%

Oct 30, 2024 | 0

As she presented the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced a 6.7 percent increase to the National Living Wage.

TUC: “Millions are in jobs that don’t put food on the table”

Nov 15, 2021 | 0

More than 300,000 people working for real Living Wage Employers across Britain will get a pay boost within the next 6 months. It comes as the National Living Wage Foundation announces its rates have risen to £9.90 an hour across the country, except London, where the rise is £11.50.

What is the best UK city for graduates to live and work in?

Jul 31, 2019 | 0

Is the best UK city for graduates in England?

Living wage rate increased by 20p an hour

Nov 1, 2016 | 0

The Living Wage Foundation has announced that the Living Wage rate will increase by 20p to £8.45 per hour, while the London Living Wage rate will increase by 35p to £9.75.

Ronnie Tong: Will changing employee contracts save you money?

Apr 25, 2016 | 0

The national living wage has made headlines for several weeks but not always for the right reasons. What was meant to be a positive move by the government, has resulted in negative publicity for some organisations which have responded by changing employee contracts to try and save money.

Mandatory National Living Wage comes into force

Apr 1, 2016 | 1

The new mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force, requiring employers to pay workers aged 25 and over at least £7.20 an hour.

Employers aim to improve productivity in response to Living Wage

Mar 24, 2016 | 0

Ahead of the introduction of the National Living Wage on 1 April 2016, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has released data showing how employers are likely to respond to rising wage bills.

95% of British businesses say the new national living wage won’t discourage recruiting

Feb 11, 2016 | 0

Seventy one per cent of British Businesses do not believe David Cameron’s target of full employment will be achieved in the next five years, according to new research by totaljobs. The data, released today, also reveals that 43 percent of jobseekers say that they have been more selective about the roles that they have taken over the last three years.

Robert Leeming: Does the ‘phony world’ of the living wage exist?

Jan 5, 2016 | 0

There is no doubt that George Osborne’s national living wage, to be launched next year, is a policy with its heart in the right place. For example, more than three and a half million women, almost 30 percent of the female workforce, will receive a pay rise as a result of the legislation.

Clean for the Queen backfires in Twitter storm

Jan 4, 2016 | 0

With the Queen’s approaching 90th birthday looking set to dominate national headlines this spring, a new initiative has been launched to encourage the aging sovereign’s subjects to clean up her litter strewn realm.

Robert Leeming: A brave new world – things to look out for in 2016

Dec 22, 2015 | 0

2016 is just around the corner, believe it or not, so what can the HR world anticipate as we enter the latter half of the second decade of the 21st century. Here are some key events to be prepared for:

Robert Leeming: The ‘phony world’ of the living wage?

Dec 2, 2015 | 0

There is no doubt that George Osborne’s living wage, to be launched next year, is a policy with its heart in the right place. For example, more than three and a half million women, almost 30 percent of the female workforce, will receive a pay rise as a result of the legislation.

Six in ten employers in favour of new National Living Wage

Nov 24, 2015 | 0

Six in ten employers are in favour of the new National Living Wage, according to research from Group Risk Development (GRiD), the trade body for the group risk industry.

Half of all employers expect to be affected by the new National Living Wage

Nov 18, 2015 | 0

Over half of all employers (54 percent) say the new National Living Wage (NLW) will have an effect on their wage bill, with three in ten of those organisations that will be affected by the new higher wage floor planning to raise productivity in response. This is according to a new survey published today by the CIPD and the Resolution Foundation (RF).

Living wage to edge ten pounds an hour in London

Nov 2, 2015 | 0

The London Living Wage will rise to £9.40 an hour next year as the cost of living in the nation’s capital continues to spiral.

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