National Living Wage expected to rise to £9.42 an hour
How will this increase in pay affect low-paid workers?
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Low Pay Commission recommends minimum wage increase
The National Minimum Wage could be due to rise by 3 percent from October as recommended by the Low Pay Commission.
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Minimum wage creeps up 1.8 per cent
The National Minimum Wage will increase by 1.8 per cent from October 2012, but youth rates will...
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Majority of workers believe pay gap is too big
Employers hoping to boost equality in the workplace could start by examining pay policies within...
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Low Pay Commission set to simplify minimum wage
The Government has recently written to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining its remmit for its...
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Graduate starting salaries to fall in real terms for third straight year
Starting salaries for graduates are projected to decline in real terms for the third consecutive...
Read MoreWorking mothers are often forced to take lower paid jobs claims report
Working mothers are often forced to accept lower paid jobs so that they can care for their children, a new report finds. Despite the flexible working policies of many larger businesses, women often have to accept jobs below...
Read MoreUK private sector wages fall further
New statistics show that private sector wages have fallen further behind inflation in Britain than anywhere in the industrialised world except Mexico, Turkey and Iceland as the recession bit last year. The Organisation for...
Read MoreEU AstraZeneca decision could cost employers £0.5 billion
An EU ruling on voluntary benefits and salary sacrifice could cost employers £0.5 billion in unpaid VAT. According to law firm BDO, the opinion of the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in the case taken...
Read MoreHigher earners hit by 50% tax
New rules meaning staff must pay 50p tax on every pound they earn in excess of £150,000 have come into effect This is in addition to the ‘anti-forestalling’ rules potentially restricting higher rate tax relief on...
Read MorePublic vs private sector pay comparisons inappropriate, says report
Comparisons between average earnings in the public and private sectors are mostly inappropriate, due to the very different workforce profiles of the two sectors. The term ‘counterparts’, frequently used in making...
Read MoreTUC reveals 1.5 million employees not receiving national minimum wage
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is preparing to update its enforcement guide on the national minimum wage (NMW) after research revealed there are 1.5 million employees who are not receiving the correct level of pay. According to...
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