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Minimum wage to rise 6.7% as Chancellor plots path to ‘genuine living wage’

Wages will rise for 3.5 million workers, but the Low Pay Commission warned businesses were beginning to struggle with large increases.

Evening Standard

Unite union says Labour’s workers’ bill has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ over zero-hour contracts

Unite has responded most critically to parts of the legislation, accusing the government of tying itself ‘up in knots’

The Independent UK

Labour’s workers’ rights plans can win over Tory and Reform voters, says TUC

Trade union leaders meet ministers for final talks on employment rights bill before unveiling on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

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Kemi Badenoch sparks Tory leadership row after ‘excessive’ maternity pay remarks

Tory leadership contender has caused consternation at the party conference after claiming the government was doing ‘too much’ on statutory maternity pay, before backtracking

The Independent UK

‘People’s futures on the line’ amid surge in youth unemployment, unions warn

Statistics show 16 to 24-year-olds out of work at highest level since pandemic, a rise of almost 50% in two years

The Guardian - UK

Future pay deals will be shaped by tough decisions, Starmer to tell TUC

PM expected to make clear in key Brighton speech that he will not risk economic stability ‘under any circumstances’

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The Standard View: A compromise is possible on the winter fuel payments row

The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

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Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research

The Guardian - UK

Union leader gets behind Starmer’s Brexit deal in bid save the UK’s car industry

Exclusive: TUC boss Paul Nowak urged new Labour government to deliver the ‘change’ the public voted for and to ‘start making a difference in their pockets and in their communities’

The Independent UK

Public sector workers need above-inflation pay rises, says TUC chief

Paul Nowak welcomes government’s ‘crucial first step’ on pay, but says more needs to be done after 14 years of wage decline

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing outrage at Labour’s pay deals is out of step with public mood

As figures suggest risk of wage-price spiral is overblown, unions say they have public’s backing for settling of long-running disputes

The Guardian - UK

How did CEO pay get so high in UK and can we do anything about it?

Median pay for a FTSE 100 boss rose to £4.19m in 2023, 120 times that of the average full-time worker

The Guardian - UK

Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law

Senior figures praise repeal of law but privately some want full workers’ rights overhaul implemented without delay

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Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment

The Independent UK

Union recognition vote by Amazon staff fails to reach majority

Workers at the online giant’s Coventry site were involved in the ballot.

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer on collision course with unions over public sector pay

PM tells unions to prepare for disappointment despite warnings of a crisis in staffing and recruitment

The Guardian - UK

General election TV Q&A: Sunak refuses to accept tax burden will definitely rise during next parliament – as it happened

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International Business Times UK

Long-term Sickness, Depression Cause Over 1.5 Million British Women To Drop Out Of The Workforce

There has been a 48% increase in the number of women economically inactive due to ill health, compared to five years ago.

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak told 'cost of living crisis not over' as inflation eases

THE Prime Minister has been warned the cost of living crisis is not yet over as he welcomed the latest inflation figures.

The Guardian - UK

UK unemployment may not reach its worst, but economic rebound will stall

Failure to cut interest rates will take money out of the system, hitting businesses such as hospitality

The Guardian - UK

Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds

Union body says austerity is to blame for longest squeeze on wages since Napoleonic era with most ‘wage black spots’ in London

The Guardian - UK

TUC boss and retail chief call for action on wealthy tax dodgers

Paul Nowak and Julian Richer say taxes of up to £36bn a year are owed by companies and individuals

The Guardian - UK

UK households face battle to regain former living standards even if inflation eases

Workers on average incomes are missing out on wage rises as energy bills increase

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 chiefs paid more in three days than average UK yearly wage, study says

Thinktank says analysis shows ‘obscene levels of pay inequality’ and calls for workers to be given places on company boards

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