Chancellor tells business leaders she stands by tax rises and points to Labour’s pro-growth policiesUK politics live – latest updatesBusiness live – latest updatesA defiant Rachel Reeves has rebuked critics of...
Read MoreChancellor is expected to tell business leaders she stands by tax rises and point to Labour’s pro-growth policiesA defiant Rachel Reeves will rebuke critics of her tax-raising budget on Monday, telling disgruntled business...
Read MoreHaving announced minimum wage boost, chancellor to say she can spare working people from tax risesThe UK’s national minimum wage is to rise by a higher than expected 6.7% next year, Rachel Reeves has announced before a...
Read MoreChancellor calls increase to £12.21 an hour a ‘significant step’, with 18- to 20-year-olds in line for a 16% increaseThe national minimum wage will go up to £12.21 an hour in April after the chancellor...
Read MoreMigrant workers accuse Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from themMigrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused...
Read MoreLabour clamps down on poor working conditions at sea with laws on collective dismissal and minimum wage on cross-Channel ferriesLaws to ensure that the P&O Ferries mass sackings scandal can never recur will be laid before...
Read MoreA report by the Autonomy Institute says Labour proposals contain too many ambiguities and stresses that pledges must be delivered in fullThe Labour government’s highly publicised plans to improve workers’ rights and...
Read MoreWarning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreementA specific minimum wage for social care is needed if England is to avert a staffing crisis, according...
Read MoreOpposition leader says some commitments were made before ‘the Tories did enormous damage to the economy’Starmer is summing up the Labour offer.This Labour party with Rachel Reeves as chancellor will value every pound...
Read MoreResolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policyThe minimum wage has driven up the pay of millions of Britain’s lowest earners by £6,000 a year, making it the...
Read MoreNew workers now hired on legal minimum wage and pay frozen for London bar staff amid trading lossesBrewDog is facing anger from its employees after dropping out of the accredited real living wage scheme – hiring new staff...
Read MoreUnderfunded, overstretched sector to become testing ground for battle against low pay but critics say policy is weak and vague“My sister is a care worker. She was a care worker during the pandemic. Fourteen-hour shifts,...
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MPs vote to give leave to bring in private
As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to
Members of the national assembly banned from entering building
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but
Change in schedule comes after Wallace stepped back from
Davies says position ‘untenable’ despite narrowly winning confidence vote,
Tougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent
Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’,