Minimum wage
Real living wage rise puts pressure on UK government to raise minimum wage
Living Wage Foundation’s minimum rate rises by 40p to £9.90 an hour, largely due to higher fuel costs and rents
Joanna Partridge
15, Nov, 2021 @12:01 AM
The Guardian view on Rishi Sunak’s budget: more politics than economics | Editorial
Editorial: The chancellor’s speech was all about the next election, stupid
Editorial
27, Oct, 2021 @6:13 PM
Rishi Sunak giving with one hand and taking away with the other, says Labour
Opposition says rise in national living wage will not make up for universal credit cut amid cost-of-living crisis
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
27, Oct, 2021 @8:30 AM
Will Sunak’s budget really help ease the cost of living squeeze?
Benefits of increasing minimum wage and unfreezing public sector pay could be eroded by inflation
Richard Partington Economics correspondent
25, Oct, 2021 @9:34 PM
Rishi Sunak to scrap public sector pay freeze in autumn budget
Chancellor will also increase minimum wage, but economists warn measures not enough to counteract inflation and cuts
Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason
25, Oct, 2021 @9:30 PM
UK ‘national living wage’ to rise to £9.50 an hour from next April
Government accepts Low Pay Commission’s recommendation of 6.6% increase
Rowena Mason Deputy political editor
25, Oct, 2021 @1:54 PM
Sunak expected to confirm end to public sector pay freeze
Exclusive: Unions say if departments are not given funding to raise pay then in effect freeze will remain
Heather Stewart Political editor
15, Oct, 2021 @12:13 PM
Starmer’s bonfire of promises is likely to see Labour’s electoral chances crash and burn | Michael Chessum
To win at the ballot box, the opposition party needs to ditch Blairite policies and offer a radical anti-establishment narrative
Michael Chessum
02, Oct, 2021 @3:00 PM
Treasury minister branded ‘ridiculous’ after claiming HGV driver shortage nothing to do with Brexit – as it happened
Simon Clarke, chief secretary to the Treasury, tells BBC: ‘The idea that this is somehow just a British problem is fundamentally wrong’
Andrew Sparrow
30, Sep, 2021 @4:02 PM
I resigned because Starmer has no hope of winning if he keeps breaking promises | Andy McDonald
The Labour leader should look to Joe Biden, says former shadow employment secretary Andy McDonald
Andy McDonald
29, Sep, 2021 @10:48 AM
£15 UK minimum wage may not be the best way to tackle poverty
Analysis: experts say it may be better to bear down on zero-hours contracts to ensure more reliable work patterns
Richard Partington and Sarah Butler
29, Sep, 2021 @9:55 AM
Starmer to accuse Tories of being ‘lost in the woods’ as he rejects Corbyn era
Leader’s conference speech will aim to present Labour as a party that is ‘back in business’ and ready for power
Heather Stewart
28, Sep, 2021 @9:30 PM
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