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National Living Wage predicted to rise higher than expected

The highest estimate could see wages rise over £1,200 a year

The Independent UK

National living wage likely to rise to £12.71 next year, advisory body estimates

At the moment, the national living wage for people aged 21 and above is £12.21 an hour.

Evening Standard

Government asks body to consult on axing ‘discriminatory’ minimum wage age bands

The Low Pay Commission will be required to put forward ‘recommendations on achieving a single adult rate in the years ahead’.

The Independent UK

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Real living wage goes up: Who will get the new amount?

Around 500,000 workers will get a boost of over £1,000 this year

The Independent UK

UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

International Business Times UK

A minimum wage alone can’t fix the UK poverty scandal

The 25-year-old pay floor is justly celebrated but doesn’t tackle issues that mean exploitation and misery for many

The Guardian - UK

National living wage to rise by almost 10% to £11.44 an hour

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says earnings of full-time workers will rise by £1,800 a year next spring as a the result of move

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Concerns $42,000 port briefing not worth the paper it's not written on

Transparency questions raised over consultants’ work on Lyttelton Port Company

Newsroom.co.nz

Port company keeps cost of party secret

Lyttelton’s port closed for a staff party – but the company won’t reveal the cost, reports David Williams

Newsroom.co.nz

Water bodies are for our future generations, LPC cannot run away from responsibility: CJ Alok Aradhe

The Hindu

Belfast workers call for £12 minimum wage as Low Pay Commission visits

NI workers to give evidence at Belfast hearing as retail union USDAW says 'many are reaching breaking point'

Belfast Live

Calls to close loophole that puts UK domestic workers at risk of ‘slavery’

Government yet to overhaul family worker exemption, which permits live-in staff to be paid less than national minimum wage

The Guardian - UK

British ex-cops accused of training Chinese police aiding Xinjiang abuses

London Policing College had a five-year contract, running until 2023, to train cadets from Chinese police academies in counter-terrorism using the UK’s Prevent strategy

Daily Mirror

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals Enters Into Equity Purchase Agreement For Up To $20M

Zynerba Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYNE), the leader in pharmaceutically-produced transdermal cannabinoid therapies for orphan neuropsychiatric disorders, has entered into an equity purchase agreement for up to $20 million with Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC (LPC), a Chicag

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Martin Lewis warns half a million workers on minimum wage are being underpaid

The Money Saving Expert founder has issued a guide to help employees check they are being paid properly

Belfast Live

Martin Lewis on mission to help half a million people on minimum wage who are underpaid

The UK minimum wage increased on April 1

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