27 h. ago Purse pirates: UPS ripped off seasonal workers with unfair pay practices, lawsuit alleges

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit accusing UPS of stealing tens of millions of dollars in pay from seasonal workers who help deliver packages during the busy holiday season

Society

2 w. ago Exactly when millions of workers in the UK will get a £900 pay rise

National Living Wage increases by 50p per hour, giving full-time workers an extra £900 annually

Economics

2 w. ago PAUL NOWAK: 'Major policies in Labour Budget will help turn page on long, bleak Tory era'

'Bringing down energy bills and increasing the minimum wage above inflation will make a real difference to families', TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak writes for the Mirror

Events

2 w. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay more income tax due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

2 w. ago Budget 2025: 1.7 million workers to pay higher income tax rates due to Reeves’s ‘stealth tax’

It will mean £140 more in tax for hundreds of thousands of earners

Economics

3 w. ago Business backlash as Reeves confirms minimum wage pay rise hike for millions of workers

The chancellor said the move would mean those on low incomes were ‘properly rewarded’ - but businesses warned the move could drive unemployment and hit economic growth

Economics

3 w. ago Millions of workers to be £900 better off a year after minimum wage rates hikes confirmed

'Too many people are still struggling to make ends meet'

Economics

3 w. ago Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage

Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raiseMillions of low-paid workers in the UK are to get a pay rise of 4.1% next year, as Rachel Reeves confirmed that minimum wage rates will go up as part of the government’s ambition to improve living standards.The national living wage will rise from £12.21 to £12.71 an hour from April for over-21s, which the government said would increase the annual earnings of about 2.4 million workers by £900.A year in Westminster: John Crace, Marina Hyde and Pippa Crerar. On Tuesday 2 December, join Crace, Hyde and Crerar as they look back with special guests at another extraordinary year, live at the Barbican in London and livestreamed globally. Book tickets here Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Millions of workers in line for pay rise as minimum wage hike confirmed

Rachel Reeves said the cost of living was the 'number one issue' for Brits and the lowest paid deserved to be properly rewarded as she unveiled the changes ahead of the Budget

Economics