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Low Pay Commission says unpaid internship is an area of concern
The 2013 Low Pay Commission report says that the research it commissioned indicates that about 6% of the bottom decile of adult workers are not receiving their entitlement of the National Minimum Wage...
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How Does The Minimum Wage Impact You
The Low Pay Commission (LPC), a statutory body whose role is to advise the Government on matters relating to the National Minimum Wage, apprentice and youth rates, is visiting Gloucester and Newport on...
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National Minimum Wage Rises
From today (Tuesday 1 October 2013) the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise in accordance with the recommendations set out by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) in April this year. The NMW will...
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Caroline Lucas criticises government departments for not paying living wage
Caroline Lucas, the MP for Brighton Pavilion, criticises government departments today for not paying the Living Wage to some agency staff. The living wage, set at £8.55 an hour in London and £7.45 an...
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Employers Underpaying Workers Risk Losing 80% Of Their Business
Employers must pay their workers correctly or risk serious damage to their reputation and staff productivity, research today (1 November 2013) reveals. Eight out of ten people "would not use the...
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We would raise the national minimum wage to £8 an hour says Labour
Ed Miliband yesterday announced Labour’s plan to raise the National Minimum Wage to £8 an hour by the end of the next Parliament. He told the Labour Party conference in Manchester that his Plan for...
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Further substantial increases needed to national minimum wage says TUC
New rates for the UK national minimum wage (NMW) come into force today (1st October 2014). From now those over 21 must receive a minimum of £6.50 an hour, a three percent rise over the previous £6.31....
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In parts of Britain half of jobs pay less than the living wage
In some parts of Britain half the jobs are paying less than the living wage, the TUC revealed this week at the start of the second week of the TUC’s Fair Pay Fortnight. TUC analysis of official figures...
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“National Living Wage” not currently a real living wage
Professor Jane Wills, who has been researching the living wage for nearly 15 years, says that while the Chancellor’s Budget announcement of a higher national minimum wage is an important step in the...
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SME Reaction: The Conservative Party Conference 2015
What will be the impact on SMEs of policies coming out of the Conservative Conference Now the Conservative conference has come to a close it is important to reflect on what the proposals and policies...
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Minimum wage is leaving younger workers behind, warns TUC
The TUC is warning that the national minimum wage (NMW) risks leaving younger workers behind, as it gives evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) today (Thursday 14th September 2014). An increase to...
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Low Pay Commission says unpaid internship is an area of concern
The 2013 Low Pay Commission report says that the research it commissioned indicates that about 6% of the bottom decile of adult workers are not receiving their entitlement of the National Minimum Wage...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How Does The Minimum Wage Impact You
The Low Pay Commission (LPC), a statutory body whose role is to advise the Government on matters relating to the National Minimum Wage, apprentice and youth rates, is visiting Gloucester and Newport on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
National Minimum Wage Rises
From today (Tuesday 1 October 2013) the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise in accordance with the recommendations set out by the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) in April this year. The NMW will...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Caroline Lucas criticises government departments for not paying living wage
Caroline Lucas, the MP for Brighton Pavilion, criticises government departments today for not paying the Living Wage to some agency staff. The living wage, set at £8.55 an hour in London and £7.45 an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Employers Underpaying Workers Risk Losing 80% Of Their Business
Employers must pay their workers correctly or risk serious damage to their reputation and staff productivity, research today (1 November 2013) reveals. Eight out of ten people "would not use the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We would raise the national minimum wage to £8 an hour says Labour
Ed Miliband yesterday announced Labour’s plan to raise the National Minimum Wage to £8 an hour by the end of the next Parliament. He told the Labour Party conference in Manchester that his Plan for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Further substantial increases needed to national minimum wage says TUC
New rates for the UK national minimum wage (NMW) come into force today (1st October 2014). From now those over 21 must receive a minimum of £6.50 an hour, a three percent rise over the previous £6.31....
View ArticleClik here to view.
In parts of Britain half of jobs pay less than the living wage
In some parts of Britain half the jobs are paying less than the living wage, the TUC revealed this week at the start of the second week of the TUC’s Fair Pay Fortnight. TUC analysis of official figures...
View ArticleClik here to view.
“National Living Wage” not currently a real living wage
Professor Jane Wills, who has been researching the living wage for nearly 15 years, says that while the Chancellor’s Budget announcement of a higher national minimum wage is an important step in the...
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