All news on the topic: Minimum wage

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Caterer that paid fines over mice in school kitchen returns to profit
ABM, owned by the billionaire Coates family, was also named and shamed for not paying staff the minimum wage
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Businessman 'drops pants and threatens to kill staff' in Lamborghini yacht row
Entrepreneur Ajay Thakore tried to dock his yacht in a private area - and when he was stopped by staff he threatened to kill them and exposed himself
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Aldi gives thousands of workers second pay rise this year to £12.40 an hour
The new pay rates will be introduced from 1 June this year with Aldi noting that it is "the highest level of entry pay ever to be paid by a British supermarket"
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Oscars host Jimmy Kimmel confesses to surprisingly low awards night salary
Hollywood talk show host Jimmy Kimmel is once again hosting this year's Oscars, with his payment topping up his eye-watering $50million fortune
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Tesco workers angry as pay rise delay leaves staff earning under minimum wage
Tesco pledged to increase the minimum pay for shop workers from £11.02 an hour to £12.02 in April however there is a delay in when it will be introduced which could leave many workers paid less than they should
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Tesco pay rise as supermarket to increase basic pay for workers to £12.02
Tesco to give 330,000 workers a pay rise of 9.1% in £300m investment
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Man moves from UK to Thailand and vows never to return
Riyan Ruparelia, 22, bought a one-way ticket and flew to Bangkok, Thailand, in January 2023 and plans to travel the country before finding somewhere to settle down
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Millions of workers set for pay boost next month as minimum wage to rise
The National Living Wage will increase from £10.42 an hour to £11.44 an hour, while the National Minimum Wage for people aged 18 to 20 is going up from £7.49 to £8.60
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Marks & Spencer announces pay rise for 40,000 staff in "biggest ever investment"
The group said it was spending £89 million on increasing pay for UK customer assistants across its food and clothing shops from £10.90 an hour to £12 an hour from April 1.
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Russell Wilson willing to accept huge NFL wage cut as Denver Broncos exit looms
Russell Wilson is set to be cut by the Denver Broncos soon - with the former Super Bowl champion willing to sign for the NFL minimum salary to keep his career alive
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Wetherspoons cut staff discount days after boss receives a knighthood
In response, Wetherspoons said it still offered all employees a complimentary meal and drink while on duty - even for shifts that are as short as two hours
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500 employers caught failing to pay minimum wage - see full list
The Government has released a list of 524 companies that failed to pay the minimum wage to some staff, with around 172,000 workers affected at employers such as Greggs, easyJet, Mitchells & Butlers and Staffline
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New mums 'skipping meals or returning to work early' due to stingy maternity pay
A quarter (25%) of women on maternity leave say they have gone without eating – sometimes all day – so they can afford to feed their families, according to a grim survey
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Should food delivery drivers strike on Valentine's Day - vote in our poll
Thousands of Valentine’s Day daters will be unable to order food takeout today as delivery drivers are staging a mass walkout over working conditions and low pay
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Silicon Valley county declares loneliness a public health emergency
A total of 45% of San Mateo residents reported experiencing loneliness, compared to the national average of 17% in the US and it has now been declared a public health emergency
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Coffee shop boss scraps tipping and increases staff pay from £6 to £14 an hour
Nick Price thinks tipping has got out of hand in the US - and so do his coffee shop customers. He has now taken on a new business strategy, which he says is better both for customers and his employees
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Yoga teachers could go on strike because of low pay grievance
Unison said its members at Colchester City Council have not had a pay rise for almost a decade
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Revolution Bars shares plunge as it warns on cost of living
The business said that while it had seen its best Christmas for four years, customers still seem to be feeling the pressures of the cost of living, which has soared over the last two years
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Primark owner set for 'solid' Christmas trading update
The company is expected to announce another quarter of growth at Primark over the key Christmas period
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Currys sales slip as shoppers hold back on big-ticket items
The electricals retailer said its profit for the year is likely to be higher than previously expected despite challenging conditions
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Exact date millions of workers will get pay rise as minimum wage set to increase
The minimum wage is what your employer has to pay you by law, depending on your current age - however, many businesses pay their workers more than the minimum rate
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'I work three jobs and earn six figures - but it's still not enough to get by'
Jourdan Skirha, who lives in Scottsdale, Arizona has shared details of her financial struggles in a viral clip on TikTok, with the 29-year-old revealing she is 'drowning' despite working three jobs
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11 new laws expected in 2024 from smoking ban to electric cars and vaping
In what are expected to be Rishi Sunak's final months in No10, a string of new laws are set to be added to the statute books in a frantic scramble before the general election
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'Tired' husband needed break from family but now has another child on the way
A woman has revealed how her husband of 16 years told her he needed a break from family life but has since got another woman pregnant. Now he won't even let her file for divorce.
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Labour to crackdown on employers who fail to pay care staff for travel time
Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said the party will ensure Minimum Wage regulations are enforced 'so any unscrupulous employers will no longer be able to get away with breaking the law'