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
Drones are drafted in to wage war on beach litter as local council uses eye-in-the-sky to create real-time map of waste hotspots Drones are being used by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council The aim it to speed up the council’s response to rubbish left behind by visitors The Daily Mail helping to launch Keep Britain … 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
BBC star Gary Lineker was today accused of ‘mocking the poor’ after joking about his £1.3million salary in response to the corporation ramping up the cost of the licence fee. The former England player, 60, responded to news of the hike from £157.50 to £159 on Twitter with ‘But, but I’ve just taken a pay … 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
Gig economy is en route to deliver on pay: Food delivery giant Just Eat offers its drivers an hourly wage piling pressure on rivals to follow suit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 9 December 2020 Millions of gig economy workers have had their … Read more