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‘Hypocrisy’ | British Medical Association criticised as staff suffer pay 'erosion'
BMA bosses are accused of acting at the 'height of hypocrisy' after offering...
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KPMG & Costa | Which employers failed to pay workers minimum wage - and why?
389 employers from across the UK were named by the government after failing to pay...
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'There are challenges' | Ministers weigh delay to increasing youth minimum wage
Ministers are considering slowing down plans to pay adults of all ages the same minimum...
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‘Significant investment’ | Aldi confirms pay rise & extended maternity pay for 'hard-working' staff
Aldi's chief exec reiterated a promise to 'never be beaten on pay' for colleagues,...
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'Do the right thing' | Firms urged to become Real Living Wage employers as rates increase
Almost half a million people across the UK are set for a pay boost...
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£6m repaid | Nearly 500 employers named for minimum wage breaches against 42,000 workers
Gov orders £6m to be repaid to 42,000 employees & issues fines totalling...
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Fair Work Agency | HR experts divided as new agency chair appointed to tackle worker exploitation
Mixed response to Fair Work Agency announcement...
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‘Leading the way’ | Why are employers like Everton FC & Aviva introducing Living Pensions?
Everton FC is the first Premier League football club to adopt the voluntary...
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'No excuse' | Pizza Express, Lidl & British Airways among big names found to have underpaid living & minimum wage
Over £7.4 million in underpaid wages is being repaid to nearly 60,000 UK workers...
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£2,300 rise | Cost of employing low-wage workers to hit record high in 2025
It will cost businesses £2,367 more to employ a full-time worker on the minimum...
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'Reduced our turnover' | Be like West Ham Utd & IKEA: Why more employers should sign up to voluntary living wage schemes
Why firms should be more like West Ham Utd & IKEA...
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£4.87 an hour | Loophole sees P&O Ferries staff paid less than half of UK minimum wage
A legal loophole which was due to be axed two years ago is still being used to pay...
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HMRC investigation | Greggs, EasyJet & Harrods among firms named for minimum wage violations
Over 500 of the UK's biggest companies have been named by the Government for failing...
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‘An own goal’ | BrewDog axing real living wage is a 'disastrous employee relations misstep'
BrewDog's move to scrap its real living wage offering could be a "tactical error",...
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Workforce adaptability | How to achieve workforce flexibility the right way
As the government is urged to ban zero hours contracts by the TUC (Trades Union Congress),...
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'Stark reminder' | WHSmith & Argos among firms who didn't pay minimum wage
Major British firms have cited technical and admin errors as the reasons for not...
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Wage rises and tax cuts | What do staff want from this week's 'mini Budget'?
The Prime Minister and Chancellor have been urged to raise the National Minimum Wage...
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A question of ethics | Sainsbury's CEO pay soars as the supermarket rejects living wage calls
Sainsbury's has revealed that the pay of its CEO, Simon Roberts, has tripled to...
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Trial shifts | How to understand if you need to offer employment rights
With many employers looking to recruit at volume as the pandemic enters a new phase,...
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'Greater security' | Real Living Wage rise takes effect - what HR needs to know
The Real Living Wage within the UK is set to increase, as over 300,000 people working...
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