By Sarah Wood April 2, 2020 Unions have welcomed increases in the statutory minimum wage, which take effect from today (2nd April). Many workers on minimum wage are on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic, including care staff looking after elderly and vulnerable people in very challenging circumstances, and supermarket staff on the shop floor […]
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By Tom Belger April 1, 2020 Almost 3 million of Britain’s lowest-paid workers are set for a pay rise, after the biggest ever hike in the legal minimum wage. The wage floor, now rebranded the ‘national living wage,’ increased on Wednesday from £8.21 to £8.72 an hour for workers aged 25 and over. Union leaders
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By Alice Grahns March 30, 2020 The 6.2 per cent increase represents the biggest cash rise ever since the Minimum Wage came into force in 1999. Younger workers will also get wage boosts of between 4.6 and 6.5 per cent, with the rate for 21-24 year olds going up by 6.5 per cent from £7.70
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By Peter Lazenby March 27, 2020 AN INCREASE in the minimum wage will go ahead on April 1, the government confirmed today – despite a think tank’s opposition to the measure in the light of the coronavirus outbreak. The right-leaning Institute for Fiscal Studies had questioned whether a rise in the statutory minimum hourly rate
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