6 h. ago Asda groceries: UK supermarket to raise pay by 4.7% for hundreds of thousands of staff

The supermarket is investing in its employees with pay rises and new family-friendly policies 🌟

Economics

6 h. ago Santander becomes first major bank to make huge change to mortgage rules

Santander has reduced the stress-test rates borrowers are checked against, which looks at whether they can afford to continue to pay their mortgage if interest rates rise

Economics

7 h. ago Millions of people in Wales to receive a pay rise within days

The UK Government has confirmed a new national living wage and a new national minimum wage which will take effect from from April 1

Economics

27 h. ago Asda: UK groceries shopping retailer to give staff generous pay rise and invest £80m to increase wages, jobs

The firm is bringing pay boosts and family-friendly benefits for thousands of staff 💼

Economics

31 h. ago Household Support Fund 2025: will vital DWP cost of living payment applications be extended

The Household Support Fund is set to continue, providing vital assistance through 2026 💸

Economics

31 h. ago Owners of old vehicles face new car tax hike in matter of days

Drivers of vehicles with engines below 1549cc will pay £220 over the 2025/26 year, while larger vehicles with engines above 1549cc will pay £360 from April

Politics

54 h. ago Three million workers to get pay rise from next week thanks to major change

The national living and minimum wage will rise next week meaning some people will see a £2,500 annual pay jump

Economics

3 d. ago Pay rise 2025: highest paying jobs at UK retailers in 2025 revealed

UK retailers are raising the bar for employee pay in 2025 💸

Politics

3 d. ago Retail boss warns EVERY High Street firm could cut jobs because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid after Morrisons axes 17 stores

Morrisons said yesterday it was a 'necessary' measure following what the chain called 'recent significant cost increases' - a less-than-subtle attack on the Chancellor's war on employers.

Events

3 d. ago Shell plans more cuts to costs and spending but hands CEO bigger bonus

Increase in pay package comes despite fall in profits and as oil company watered down pledge to cut emissionsBusiness live – latest updatesThe oil company Shell has revealed plans to ramp up cost savings and cut spending, as it handed its chief executive an increase to his pay package which angered environmental campaigners.The pay package for the energy company’s chief executive, Wael Sawan, rose by 8.5% last year, to £8.6m, according to its annual report, released on Tuesday. The payout was labelled “obscene” by green campaigners. Continue reading...

Economics

4 d. ago Here’s how much I pay for childcare – and what I’d do instead if it were free

Parents explain the financial burden childcare places on them and how it hampers their families’ futuresHow did childcare in the US become so absurdly expensive?Childcare in the US has long been broken, forcing parents to forgo work opportunities, scramble to piece together a patchwork of care, and pay enormous amounts of money that often rival their rent or mortgage. Guardian US readers told us of their struggles, and how life could be different if there was a better system in place. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago MPs' salary set to rise to £94k a year as spending cuts loom

Their pay will rise by 2.8 per cent to £93,904 from next month.

Economics

4 d. ago MPs to get pay rise boost as salaries to hit near six figures

MPs are expected to see their salary rise to £93,904 following the rise. Last year MPs received a pay rise of 5.5%, lifting their annual salary to £91,346.

Economics

5 d. ago Scottish university boss called for senior staff to be 'rewarded' before his £119,000 pay rise was approved

Meeting minutes released under freedom of information laws

Economics

8 d. ago UK passport application fee increase: New price, wait time and everything else you need to know

The cost of a new or replacement passport is set to rise from next month, with some people having to pay as much as £222 for the essential travel document

Politics

8 d. ago Government debt costs in richest nations at highest since 2007

Payments by OECD countries outstrip amount spent on defence, police services and housing, report findsBusiness live latest updatesThe cost of government debt payments in the world’s richest nations last year reached its highest level since 2007, outstripping the amount spent on defence, police services and housing, a report has found.Across the 38 members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), debt service costs as a percentage of national income rose to 3.3% in 2024, from 2.4% in 2021. Continue reading...

Politics

8 d. ago April 2025 payment dates for benefits and pensions as Labour announces cuts

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage will all rise from April

Economics

9 d. ago Brussels takes action against Google and Apple under Digital Markets Act – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIstanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nominationIs Trump driving the US into a recession? – in chartsSuperdrug is to open 25 new stores this year in a move that will create around 600 jobs, as the health and beauty retailer said it intends to invest more in beauty treatments and luxury fragrances.The company, which said that investing in larger stores drives its bricks and mortar strategy, currently has 780 shops in the UK and Ireland.“We want everyone who enters Superdrug to feel an elevated customer experience.”Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex)Billericay (Essex)Dover (Kent)Droitwich (Worcestershire)Dunstable (Beds)East Grinstead (West Sussex)Holyhead (Isle of Anglesey)Ilkley (West Yorkshire)Larne (Antrim, NI)Maldon (Essex)Morley (West Yorkshire)North Walsham (Norfolk)Redcar (North Yorkshire)Saffron Walden (Essex)St Annes on Sea (Lancashire)Turriff (Aberdeenshire)Uckfield (East Sussex)Urmston (Great Manchester) ...

Politics

9 d. ago Brussels takes action against Google and Apple under Digital Markets Act – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsIstanbul mayor arrested days before likely presidential nominationIs Trump driving the US into a recession? – in chartsSuperdrug is to open 25 new stores this year in a move that will create around 600 jobs, as the health and beauty retailer said it intends to invest more in beauty treatments and luxury fragrances.The company, which said that investing in larger stores drives its bricks and mortar strategy, currently has 780 shops in the UK and Ireland.“We want everyone who enters Superdrug to feel an elevated customer experience.”Bexhill-on-Sea (East Sussex)Billericay (Essex)Dover (Kent)Droitwich (Worcestershire)Dunstable (Beds)East Grinstead (West Sussex)Holyhead (Isle of Anglesey)Ilkley (West Yorkshire)Larne (Antrim, NI)Maldon (Essex)Morley (West Yorkshire)North Walsham (Norfolk)Redcar (North Yorkshire)Saffron Walden (Essex)St Annes on Sea (Lancashire)Turriff (Aberdeenshire)Uckfield (East Sussex)Urmston (Great Manchester) ...

Economics

9 d. ago Tube staff should get priority access to affordable homes built by TfL, RMT union demands

New homes plea included in pay rise demand for London Underground staff

Politics