Bolt drivers to be guaranteed national living wage while remaining self-employed Bolt has launched a scheme that will guarantee its drivers are paid the national living wage in the UK despite remaining self-employed.
Food inflation falls again but business rate hikes could unravel progress inflation Increases to business rates and the national living wage could reverse progress made to lower food inflation, experts have warned.
Boris Johnson expected to reveal ‘national living wage’ hike Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce plans to raise wages for the country’s lowest paid earners to around £9.42 per hour. The increase will boost the pay of minimum wage workers over the age of 23 by around 5.7 per cent, more than double the previous increase of 2.2 per cent in April [...]
Pay boost for 2m workers as Hunt to confirm living wage rises to £11 an hour October 2, 2023 Workers could see their pay packets feel heavier as Jeremy Hunt is set to announce a rise in the national living wage to at least £11 an hour.
Businesses could ‘struggle to afford’ increase in living wage, experts warn November 27, 2023 Last week, the government announced that the National Living Wage will rise by almost 10 per cent next year, from £10.42 to £11.44 an hour.
Holland & Barrett increase staff pay to a minimum of £12 an hour April 1, 2024 Holland & Barrett is set to increase its hourly pay for store colleagues by nine per cent, from £11 to £12, almost five per cent per cent above the new National Living Wage.
Fuller’s: Pub chain in ‘great shape’ after strong 2023 topped off by bumper Christmas January 25, 2024 Fuller's, which operates almost 400 pubs and inns, said in the 42 weeks leading up to 20 January, its sales growth was at 11.5 per cent, driven by the festive period.
Revs to shut Liverpool bar and host of others as youngsters stop spending January 5, 2024 Revolution Bars has said it will close down eight of its least profitable venues in response to young people scaling back nights out due to the cost of living crisis. In a trading update, the nightlife operator blamed younger customers feeling the “disproportionate” effect of the cost-of-living crisis and the national living wage increase for [...]
Office workers ‘cheated’ out of minimum wage, TUC claims March 29, 2024 Office workers and other salaried staff could be at risk of being “cheated” out of the minimum wage, unions are warning.
Shoe Zone blames higher costs and Red Sea disruption for ‘slower than expected’ sales March 12, 2024 Shoe Zone has blamed higher costs, the disruption in the Red Sea and "slower than expected" sales at the end of 2023 for its reduced performance in recent months.