“Britain deserves a pay rise,” George Osborne declared last year. And what a pay rise. The British chancellor announced a “National Living Wage,” where those aged 25 and over will see their minimum pay jump from £6.70 ($9.63) to £7.20 ($10.30) an hour. The increase—the biggest year-on-year increase since 2001—comes into force today (April 1).The … Continue reading
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has today recommended to the Government that the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage, which applies to workers aged 21 and over, should rise by 3 per cent to £6.70 from October 2015. The LPC’s aim is to advise on a rate that protects as many low-paid workers as … Continue reading