Lidl boosts salaries above living wage from October in move that will cost supermarket £9m
In July, George Osborne announced a minimum 'living' wage of £7.20 hourly by 2016 and £9 by 2020.
David Cameron vs Jeremy Corbyn: The PMQs punch-up you won't want to miss [Poll]
Cameron and Corbyn lining up for their first fight after the latter's election as Labour leader.
Frank Field: Tories show they are not the party of 'strivers' with tax credit cuts
The former welfare minister and senior Labour MP spoke to IBTimes UK on the issue.
Deborah Doane: Costa Coffee is serving up nothing but bad news with its living wage price rises
It's business as usual for the CEOs who will do anything to maintain their staggeringly high salaries.
JD Wetherspoon: Tim Martin hits out at living wage and taxes again as profits fall 25%
Pre-tax profit at the pub chain was down 25.1%, despite a 7.4% increase in revenue to £1.5bn.
Travelling for work 'is work' European Court rules
Non-office workers who go to appointments should have travel included in their hours.
Jeremy Corbyn vs George Osborne: Welcome to the 2020 UK general election
A Corbyn-Osborne contest would let another Tory government in -- and probably strengthen it.
EU migrant crisis: Jean-Claude Juncker's State of the Union speech full text
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker says there is not enough union in the European Union.
Half of UK unemployed think zero-hour contracts are exploitative
Around 47% of unemployed turned down these contracts, expressing the need for guaranteed level of income.
Jeremy Corbyn charge sheet: From Russia's useful idiot to his 'friends' Hamas and Hezbollah
Labour leadership favourite charged by opponents with several major criticisms.
George Osborne tops Tory leadership poll for first time
Nearly one in three Tory members want the chancellor to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron.
Jeremy Corbyn: Labour leadership hopeful calls for a National Educational Service
Islington North MP says the policy would be paid for through productivity gains and tax hikes.
Socialists plan Labour Party split if Jeremy Corbyn loses leadership contest
Exclusive: Socialist Party hope to open talks with Corbyn if the left-winger fails to win.
Corbyn-omics: Labour left frontrunner wants a £10 minimum wage and abolition of business tax subsidies
Jeremy Corbyn, the Labour leadership candidate ahead in the polls, has unveiled his economic plan.
Ikea proves the impossible: the Living Wage in retail can be won
The Swedish furniture retailer will pay its staff the living wage
George Osborne's living wage boost could cost '80,000 jobs' warns retail body
The ACS has warned that the policy will have a 'devastating impact' on the sector.
Rise of the bleeding heart Conservative: Did Ed Miliband lose the election but win the argument?
Tories aim for centre-ground of UK politics as Labour flails amid lifeless leadership election.
Ikea to pay more than the living wage to all 9,000 UK workers
Rate set by Ikea represents an annually adjusted living wage advised by the Living Wage Foundation.
UK: Proposed new living wage will attract more migrants from Eastern Europe
The new rate will make the UK minimum wage one of the highest in Europe.
Summer budget 2015: Libertarians mourn as Tory chancellor George Osborne buries Thatcherism
Osborne's interference in minimum wage-setting will cost 60,000 jobs, predicts OBR.
Summer budget 2015: Bosses denounce 'big gamble' of George Osborne's Living Wage increase
Many business groups question the wisdom of the government's plan to peg minimum wage at £7.20 an hour for over 25s.
Ghosts of red boxes past: How the last Conservative budget in 1996 compares to Osborne's in 2015
Before today, the last all-Conservative budget was delivered by Kenneth Clarke in 1996. How does George Osborne's stack up?
William Keegan: George Osborne's Victorian budget is an assault on the poor
IBTimes UK economics commentator William Keegan gave his view on Osborne's first all-Tory budget.
Summer budget 2015: George Osborne's speech in full
Read the Conservative chancellor's full emergency budget here.
Summer budget 2015 winners and losers: Bad for buy-to-let landlords and students, good for low paid and Nato
Welfare cuts came alongside an increase in wages for low-paid Britons.
Summer budget 2015: Universal living wage would give UK £1.5bn boost says KPMG
The financial firm also said six million low-paid workers could be lifted out of poverty.
Hillary Clinton in 2016: Democrat favourite comes out fighting - but no-one knows what she's fighting for
Clinton promises to fight for America but her battleplans are vague.
US election 2016: Jeb Bush is 'ready to lead' but will he get the Latino vote?
Bush announced his official presidential bid on 15 June in Miami.
Scotland Bill: SNP tables amendment calling for full fiscal autonomy at Holyrood
Secretary of State for Scotland attacks SNP over ambiguous demands for fiscal autonomy
Queen's Speech: EU referendum by 2017, Right to Buy scheme extended and 7-day NHS in 5 years
Queen outlines Tory's plans as she delivers speech during state opening of Parliament.