Minimum wage
Real living wage: are you about to get a pay rise?
Real living wage: are you about to get a pay rise?
More than 4,700 businesses have agreed to increase their staff’s hourly rate
5 Nov 2018
Amazon accused of cutting benefits to fund pay rises
Amazon accused of cutting benefits to fund pay rises
Trillion-dollar company eliminates bonuses and stock awards for hourly workers
5 Oct 2018
How much money you need for a decent standard of living
How much money you need for a decent standard of living
More than 19 million people in UK living on incomes below required level
3 Jul 2018
Pay gap grows between workers and bosses
Pay gap grows between workers and bosses
New analysis marks 20 years since the introduction of the national minimum wage
2 Jan 2018
Argos named and shamed among minimum wage offenders
Argos named and shamed among minimum wage offenders
Retailer now owned by Sainsbury's admits it underpaid staff by £2.4m in February
17 Aug 2017
Church 'hypocritical' for offering jobs below living wage
Church 'hypocritical' for offering jobs below living wage
Church of England advertised a job at £6.50 an hour – £1.35 below the living wage
23 Feb 2015
UNDERPAID? The living wage goes up today
UNDERPAID? The living wage goes up today
Support for the living wage increases, but campaigners say more must be done for working families
3 Nov 2014
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UK unemployment down – but so is the average wage
UK unemployment down – but so is the average wage
Economists warn of 'paymageddon' as average wages see 'shock' fall for the first time in five years
13 Aug 2014
OBAMA: State of the Union lacks 'audacity of hope '
OBAMA: State of the Union lacks 'audacity of hope '
President promises action on 'bread-and-butter' issues, but 'audacity of hope' has evaporated
29 Jan 2014
Osborne's call for minimum wage rise is 'cunning politics'
Osborne's call for minimum wage rise is 'cunning politics'
Press agrees rise is needed, but says timing of announcement is attack on Ed Miliband
17 Jan 2014
Why a minimum wage hike? It could cut £1bn from welfare bill
Why a minimum wage hike? It could cut £1bn from welfare bill
And if small businesses keep protesting it's a lousy idea, Cameron can always blame Nick Clegg
8 Jan 2014