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Employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named and shamed.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Ballots for industrial action in important public services will need at least 40% of union members to have voted in favour of them before disruptive strikes can go ahead.
From 1 April 2016 workers in the UK aged over 25 earning the minimum rate of £6.70 per hour will see a 50p increase.
What will jobs be like twenty years from now? Will designers work from hover-desks? Could engineers be repairing fusion engines? Or will pharmacists 3D print your nano-medicine?
How does the minimum wage affect you? Low Pay Commission visits Essex
New report shows women working in financial and insurance sectors among the worst affected.
National Minimum Wage goes up by 57 pence to £3.30 for apprentices and rises by 20 pence to £6.70 per hour for adult workers.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is interested in your views.
Today (30 July 2015) Business Minister Nick Boles has named 75 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.
Jobs vacancies in high level STEM occupations (those requiring science, technology, engineering and maths) are almost twice as likely to be left unfilled due to a lack of staff with the right skills, new research shows.
Young people are shunning Saturday jobs – opting instead to ‘play it safe’ by focussing purely on their studies, rather than enhancing their learning with part-time work.
Seven new projects have been launched today by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills (UKCES), aiming to boost the careers of low paid workers in retail and hospitality sectors.
Shared Parental Leave law becomes effective today (5 April 2015).
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 to come into force on 6 April 2015 merging a number of amendments into 1 single set of regulations.
Sally Hunt has been appointed as a new member to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
Two new commissioners have been appointed to the Low Pay Commission, Business Minister Jo Swinson announced today (25 March 2015).
Business Minister Jo Swinson has named 48 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage.
Vince Cable announces plans to launch an online tool that will make it easier to find out how much people are paid.
From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.
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