IT is 9am in Chingford, a leafy suburb in Essex. The locals are only just clambering out of their beds to start the weekend but in her ‘pain cave’, Lucy Charles-Barclay is getting ready for her second workout of the day. Her mini Jack Russell terrier Lola will be dutifully joining Lucy and her husband … Read more
Pay hike for 2million low-paid workers as minimum wage increases today by 2.2%… more than £300 extra a year for full time staff The National Living Wage rises by 2.2 per cent to £8.91 per hour from Thursday The boost is the equivalent of £345 extra per year for someone working full time The rate … Read more
Pay hike for 2million low-paid workers as minimum wage increases today by 2.2%… more than £300 extra a year for full time staff The National Living Wage rises by 2.2 per cent to £8.91 per hour from Thursday The boost is the equivalent of £345 extra per year for someone working full time The rate … Read more
Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight are not entitled to the minimum wage for their whole shift, the Supreme Court has ruled. Claire Tomlinson-Blake, a Mencap support worker in the East Riding of Yorkshire, appealed against a Court of Appeal ruling that carers are only entitled to … Read more
Uber drivers yesterday won the right to a minimum wage and paid holidays – sparking fears that the firm could pass on costs to passengers. In a landmark decision with far-reaching implications for the ‘gig economy’, the Supreme Court ruled the ride-hailing giant’s drivers should be classed as ‘workers’. Uber – which may have to pay … Read more
My wife’s grandmother has a spare £100,000 that she wants to earn some income from to supplement her state pension. She has no private pension and is fed up with terrible savings rates. She does have more cash savings that will be kept separate, but she wants to get this money working harder, earning at least 3-to-5 … Read more
Rents in England ‘unaffordable’ for young people working on minimum wage, as average home accounts for nearly three quarters of earnings No region of England has rents that are affordable for under-25s working full-time on minimum wage, according to research from a major mortgage lender On average, 71% of their wages would have to go towards … Read more
Blake Shelton is standing by his controversial new tune Minimum Wage, after facing a barrage of backlash and being accused of being ‘tone-deaf.’ The 44-year-old country star’s song lyric in question is: ‘Girl, lookin’ at you lookin’ at me that way/ Can make a man feel rich on minimum wage.’ Many people slammed the song … Read more
Tesco shamed for underpaying 78,000 workers: Red faces on day ex-boss Dave Lewis is knighted By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 Tesco has been named and shamed by the Government for underpaying 78,199 workers by more than £5million. The supermarket chain, … Read more
Windrush victims are in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel is due to announce increase in minimum amount of compensation Under the new reforms, those who can show an ‘impact’ on their life from the scandal will be immediately paid £10,000, according to The Sunday Times Compensation for Windrush scandal victims has been criticised … Read more