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National living wage | Salary hike to put pressure on employers

Salary hike to put pressure on employers

The national living wage is set to increase by 6.2% this New Year in a move the government has branded as the ‘biggest cash increase ever’.

According to the BBC, the rise is more than four times the rate of inflation and will see hourly pay for people over 25 rise to £8.72 from April 2020.

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