Workers’ rights campaigners say measure will help young people and women in particular achieve more equal payBusiness live – latest updatesEmployers will be forced to publish salaries on job adverts, Andy Burnham has announced,...
Read MoreGreens say Labour has ‘no respect for young people’ amid reports chancellor will pause equalisation of minimum wage for under-21s with that paid to older workersJonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, has not contested...
Read MoreONS data shows rate down from 4.9% but number of job vacancies continues to shrinkBusiness live – news updatesUnemployment in the UK fell unexpectedly in the three months to August, to 4.7% from 4.9%.The Office for National...
Read MoreLabour says idea is ‘tin-eared’ as report says fixing rate will cost low-paid workers almost £9,000 over five yearsA shadow minister has called for the government to freeze the minimum wage for five years, a move that could cost...
Read MoreAlmost half of working-age adults in the UK do not save into a pension. Four readers explain why they fear for the future“I am 35 and have essentially nothing saved for my future, which is a huge concern.” Sarah* works in...
Read MoreLegislation would compel employers of more than 250 workers to reveal disability and ethnicity pay gapsMinisters have been urged to pass legislation that would protect whistleblowers who expose employers who flout forthcoming UK...
Read MorePatients Association fears winter of delays as Wes Streeting calls for no vote from resident doctors who argue pay has fallen 23% in real terms since 2008The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged doctors to vote against...
Read MoreSurveys show employer confidence at record low, prompting job cuts and hiring freezeUK rate cut may fail to improve voters’ dim view of the governmentUK employers laid off staff in April at a faster pace than the previous month...
Read MoreWages rise 5.9% in three months to February, while unemployment unchanged at 4.4%Business live – latest updatesThe number of workers on UK company payrolls has fallen at the fastest pace since the height of the Covid pandemic...
Read MoreWages rise 5.9% in three months to February, while unemployment unchanged at 4.4%Business live – latest updatesThe number of workers on UK company payrolls has fallen at the fastest pace since the height of the Covid pandemic...
Read MoreChancellor says autumn budget enabled £25bn of extra investment into NHS and shorter waiting lists Rachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting...
Read MoreChancellor says £25bn extra investment into NHS has led to shorter waiting listsRachel Reeves has defended the £40bn in tax increases in autumn’s budget as businesses brace for their impact, saying NHS waiting lists would now be...
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