News Labour ensures minimum wage takes account of cost of living for first time The Labour government has overhauled the way the minimum wage is set to ensure for the first time… Katie Neame 30th July, 2024, 5:09 pm
Comment ‘National minimum wage 25 years on: Here’s how we made history in office’ “Success has many authors, failure is an orphan”, often comes to mind when I’m asked about the minimum… Margaret Beckett 2nd April, 2024, 5:10 pm
Daily email The truth behind the headlines on public sector pay and the minimum wage To the fury of House of Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle, the government continues to release highlights from Wednesday’s… Sienna Rodgers 26th October, 2021, 10:43 am
Comment Sunak set to increase the national living wage – but Labour is not impressed The national ‘living’ wage is set to rise from £8.91 to £9.50 next April, it has been confirmed… Elliot Chappell 25th October, 2021, 5:06 pm
Comment In 2021, the fight for Britain’s low paid is needed now more than ever After all they have done for us during this crisis, it is a disgrace that three in four… Paula Barker 15th January, 2021, 2:40 pm
News Petition for furlough national minimum wage floor reaches 11,000 signatures A petition launched to stop workers from being paid less than the national minimum wage through the government’s… Elliot Chappell 14th December, 2020, 1:26 pm
News 30 Labour MPs urge Sunak to put minimum wage floor in job support A group of 30 Labour MPs have written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak today to urge the government to… Sienna Rodgers 27th October, 2020, 4:17 pm
Comment To future-proof workers’ rights, learn from the minimum wage This week marked the 20th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage Act, perhaps the most groundbreaking piece of… Mike Clancy 5th April, 2019, 2:41 pm
News TUC boss warns over wages “squeeze” as inflation edges down – for now Frances O’Grady has warned of a “squeeze” in wages combining with increased inflation that could “halt” any rises… Emma Bean 15th November, 2016, 1:12 pm
Comment GMB: The Tories must realise that the case for wages should not be based on ages As the UK celebrates Living Wage Week and new rates are announced, our GMB Young Members network is… Ross Holden 2nd November, 2016, 7:00 am