50 h. ago Dumfries and Galloway firms named and shamed for not paying the minimum wage

Staff were left more than £15,000 out of pocket – and are now set to be repaid if they haven’t already received what they are owed.

Economics

3 d. ago Thousands of people in work to receive back payments from their employer

Over 40 businesses in Scotland have been identified by the UK Government for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage.

Economics

3 d. ago New update on calls to increase State Pension to £427 each week to match minimum wage

More than 10,000 people have signed an online petition supporting calls to increase the State Pension to match the National Living Wage rate.

Economics

6 d. ago Pizza Express, Lidl and British Airways failed to pay their workers minimum wage

The Department for Business and Trade has 'named and shamed' 500 companies who have been short-changing their staff.

Economics

7 d. ago Lidl, Pizza Express, and British Airways named for failing to pay minimum wage to workers

The companies are among 500 others that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has "named and shamed" for short-changing staff. The list consists of well known companies as well as small businesses and sole traders

Economics

7 d. ago Is your employer on this list of Welsh companies that failed to pay minimum wage?

518 UK employers have been named and shamed for leaving staff members out of pocket

Events

7 d. ago Pizza Express, Lidl and Halfords named by Government for minimum wage failures

The government has released a list of over 500 employers that underpaid workers

Politics

7 d. ago Capita, Pizza Express and Lidl named by Government for minimum wage failures

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) released a list of 518 employers and businesses that underpaid workers over several years.

Politics

2 w. ago Sirens review – Julianne Moore’s utterly addictive cult drama is preposterously fun

This endlessly entertaining study in class and family is a witty, star-packed treat that zips through five tight episodes. Here’s hoping for a second seasonAre you ready for some fun? Don’t you deserve it? I think we all do – life’s awful – so I gladly present to you Sirens, which is The White Lotus meets all the good series that Nicole Kidman has been in, with just a dash of Ryan Murphy-esque camp to make it all go with an especially zingy swing! Welcome!It is a tale of two sisters and a superrich villain whose cult-like lifestyle threatens to come between them. Older sister Devon (Meghann Fahy – yes, of White Lotus fame, taking a much meatier part this time and running with it) is a semi-functioning alcoholic who is caring for their increasingly difficult father while working a minimum wage job at the local falafel joint and banging her married boss on the side. When she sends little sister Simone (House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock and astonishing child actor in Tim Minchin’s hea...

Events

2 w. ago Labour faces Whitehall strike threat as civil service union demands £18 per hour minimum wage, pay rises of at least 10%, and a shorter working week

Members of the PCS union, which represents workers across Whitehall, are also calling for a minimum London weighting of £5,000 per year.

Economics

2 w. ago UK inflation jumps higher than expected to 3.5% amid bills increase

Annual rise in April follows upturn in national insurance contributions and higher household costsInflation jumped in April by more than expected to 3.5% after dramatic increases in water bills, energy costs and council tax, according to official figures.A rise in employer national insurance contributions and a boost to the national minimum wage also put pressure on companies to raise prices last month by more than City analysts had forecast. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago Martin Lewis' MSE urges 1.6 million Brits to check their paycheck for costly error

Money-saving gurus over at Martin Lewis' MSE website have warned that swathes of Brits may not realise that they're being underpaid, despite changes to the National Minimum Wage

Economics

3 w. ago Private nurseries in West Lothian warn over impact of national insurance rise

A spokesperson for the private nurseries said that despite “open and frank” talks the education department had not recognised the financial pressure caused by rises in the minimum wage thresholds and NI contributions.

Events

3 w. ago Parents can save £7,500 a year as 30 hours free childcare applications open today

If your child is between the age of nine months and two years old, you must be earning the equivalent of the national minimum wage for 16 hours a week, on average, but less than £100,000 a year

Society

3 w. ago Just 21 companies prosecuted in 15 years for not paying minimum wage

Exclusive: Labour prime mininster Keir Starmer under pressure to ensure workers get the wages they deserve

Politics

4 w. ago Smokey Robinson denies four housekeepers’ allegations of sexual assault

The women have accused Motown star of sexual assault and employment violations. His attorney has called the lawsuit ‘an ugly method of trying to extract money’Smokey Robinson has denied allegations of sexual assault, after four former housekeepers of the Motown star filed a lawsuit with claims including sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence.The suit was filed in a Los Angeles court on 6 May. It also alleges a series of labour violations, including that Robinson and his wife, Frances, failed to pay the women minimum wage and overtime, submitted inaccurate wage statements and created a hostile work environment. The women are seeking financial damages. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Windfarm firms claim Dumfries and Galloway could miss out on £500 million investment due to national park

The figures are outlined in a new report for Scottish Renewables, which has been slammed by the Galloway National Park Association.

Economics