Prime Minister refuses to back down on National Living Wage plans
Prime Minister Theresa May has said that she will not back down on the Government’s plans to increase the national living wage over the next few years. Mrs May has dismissed calls from top business leaders to drop its 2012 target and restore the powers of the Low Pay Commission. The minimum pay rate for over […]
Pay Rises and the National Minimum Wage
New findings have found that whilst increases on average earnings have remained at the same median rate of 2% from last year, there is still a clear discrepancy between pay rises across different industries. National pay analysis carried out by XpertHR has found a significant variation in salary increases from one industry to the next, […]
On the Up: Minimum Wage to Rise in October
October will see the minimum wage rising by 19p to £6.50 for workers aged 21 or older, the highest proportionate rise since 2008. Following a recommendation from the Low Pay Commission the 3% increase will make the minimum wage higher than the rate of inflation for the first time in six years. For workers aged […]