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One in five minimum wage workers may be illegally underpaid, govt agency reveals
19 September 2017
One in five minimum wage workers are potentially being illegally underpaid, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) has revealed.
Productivity lagging 'because employers won't invest in their staff', says study
18 September 2017
The UK is currently falling behind its G7 competitors by the widest gap in recorded history when it comes to economic productivity, and a new study suggests this lag is being fuelled by employers seeing low-paid workers as disposal labour rather than investing in training to upskill their staff.
Two-thirds oppose public sector pay cap, poll shows
18 September 2017
A poll conducted by The Independent has shown that most Britons oppose the public sector pay cap.
CETA comes into force next week
15 September 2017
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between Canada and the EU comes into force next week.
May defeated on public sector pay
15 September 2017
The government was this week defeated on the question of public sector pay after the DUP supported a Labour motion to raise wages for NHS workers.
TUC votes unanimously for gender pay gap sanctions
15 September 2017
At TUC Congress this week, delegates voted unanimously for stronger action on the gender pay gap, describing the current government's gender pay gap reporting legislation "meaningless".
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