Minimum wage increases narrow pay gap to historic low
The per-hour difference has fallen to it’s lowest level since 1970s!
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Tag: Minimum Wage
P&O boss admits paying crew £4.87 per hour
Peter Hebblethwaite, the CEO of P&O Ferries, acknowledged his inability to subsist on the meagre wage of £4.87 per hour, a wage some of his crew members are paid.
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P&O Ferries paid crew only 50% of UK minimum wage
P&O Ferries has come under scrutiny for allegedly paying some crew members less than half of the UK minimum wage, exploiting a legal loophole that the British government vowed to close two years ago.
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Tesco pay rise delay means workers are earning below minimum wage
A controversial month-long delay to a promised pay rise at Tesco has drawn widespread criticism, as some employees find themselves earning less than the minimum wage.
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Government names over 500 companies not paying minimum wage
In a stern move by the government, over 500 employers were publicly named yesterday today for failing to pay the minimum wage.
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Post-furlough redundancies below pre-pandemic
There have been fewer redundancies since the furlough scheme ended in September, according to the CIPD. Its latest Labour Market Outlook found more companies plan to hire and even more plan to raise wages in 2022.
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Amazon drivers prepare to launch legal claim over employee rights
Amazon could be made to pay out £140 million in compensation to their delivery drivers.
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UK employees to be banned from taking staff tips
If businesses fail to comply, staff can now take them to employment tribunals on this basis.
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Labour Party pledge a new minimum wage and rights for all staff from day one
How would the party seek to boost employment rights in the UK?
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Five employment law changes to look out for in April 2021
What upcoming changes should HR teams be aware of?
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Over half of UK would support a ‘maximum wage’ due to COVID-19
How many UK employees would be affected by the implementation of a maximum wage?
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Call for ban on zero-hour contracts as work poverty rises
Workers in poverty went up for the third year in a row.
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Every level of business holds gender inequality: FTSE boards to apprenticeships
Female apprentices are more likely to be illegally paid less than the minimum wage.
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New body to offer protection to millions of vulnerable workers
The single labour market enforcement body will protect low-paid workers.
Read MoreTwo million self-employed adults earn less than the minimum wage
New analysis published by the TUC shows that half (49%) of self-employed adults aged 25 and over are earning less than minimum wage – a total of two million people.
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Primark and Sports Direct among 260 underpaying employers
Primark and Sports Direct have been ‘named and shamed’ by the Government for failing to pay the minimum wage to thousands of workers.
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