Brewdog’s CEO James Watt hits back at ‘ridiculous levels of criticism’ following wages change January 15, 2024 The chief executive of Brewdog has hit back at the "ridiculous levels of criticism" his company received following the news that it would no longer be paying staff the ‘real’ living wage.
Rise in living wage spells further misery for retailers, businesses warn December 18, 2023 Hollywood Bowl boss brands pay increase as 'unexpected hit'
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.
Gender pay gap barely budges in past year while wage growth reaches record annual levels November 1, 2023 The gender pay gap for full-time workers has barely changed over the past year, new figures suggest.
Millions of Brits go bargain hunting as they are forced to tighten their belts in cost of living crisis February 23, 2022 As energy prices soar and inflation hits a 30 year high, millions of British households have embarked on a hunt for bargains and discounts. In fact, 41 per cent of shoppers stated that they would actively look for bargains as they prepare to tighten their belts; with a further 35 per cent of shoppers saying [...]
£11.05 per hour in London: 300,000 Brits get pay rise following hike in real living wage November 15, 2021 The new hourly Real Living Wage rate will be £11.05 in London and £9.90 outside the capital from today, increases of 20p and 40p respectively, it was announced. As a result, more than 300,000 workers are set to receive a pay rise as higher rates were announced for the Real Living Wage, a voluntary rate [...]
Morrisons to be first UK supermarket to pay staff at least £10 an hour January 13, 2021 Morrisons will pay its supermarket staff at least £10 an hour, becoming the first major UK supermarket to reach that milestone. The new deal will start in April and represents a significant pay increase for nearly 96,000 colleagues, the majority of which will see a nine per cent rise. Staff had pushed for an increase [...]
National living wage set to rise over six per cent in 2020 December 31, 2019 Almost three million workers are set to receive a 6.2 per cent pay rise from April, after the government announced plans to raise the national living wage. The raise, which the government says will be “the biggest cash increase ever”, comes as prime minister Boris Johnson seeks yo shore up support from the working class [...]
Hammond to consult businesses and unions on minimum wage amid reports of planned ‘significant increase’ May 5, 2019 Philip Hammond will hold a roundtable next week to discuss how to fight low pay, after reports he is looking at a significant increase to the minimum wage. Read more: Our people are our City, so step up and commit to the London Living Wage Sources close to the issue told the Observer he was [...]
Casual staff set for first payslips as government plan comes into force April 8, 2019 Nearly 300,000 workers will be handed their first payslips under new plans, the government has said. Staff on casual and zero-hours contracts will now get a payslip to serve as a safeguard against unscrupulous or mistake-prone employers. Read more: Millions set for pay rise as tax thresholds and minimum wages increase The new legislation will [...]