Minimum Wage

A viral Reddit post about a man refusing to tip 20–30% for a simple drink and pretzel has reignited debate over America's growing "tipflation."

Carson Beale Oct 14, 2025

McDonald's exits National Restaurant Association over tipped wage dispute, with CEO Chris Kempczinski calling for equal minimum wages across the industry.

Shyna Mae Deang Sep 05, 2025

Young workers may see £12.71 too, but businesses warn of job cuts amid £5B rights bill costs.

Rohit David Aug 06, 2025

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

Callum Conway-Shaw Jul 29, 2024

Projections released by Think Tank suggest that consumers are likely to maintain a cautious approach to spending in the initial months of 2024.

Jastine Beatrice Yap Dec 27, 2023

The government have named over 200 companies that have breached the National Minimum Wage law. These employers include high-street brands, sole traders and small businesses.

Danielle Summer Jun 21, 2023

UK junior doctors plan to strike in June over pay concerns, highlighting the need for government action to address their demands for fair compensation.

Akhil Rashid Thakrar Jun 02, 2023

After months of protests, an agreement has been made between the government and unions regarding the increase of NHS staff wages. Several NHS workers are rejecting the offer and will continue to strike until their demands are met.

Danielle Summer Jun 02, 2023

Blake Shelton has not publicly reacted to the backlash on social media.

Amanda Jan 04, 2021

Care homes are struggling nationwide due to council fee income reductions and increased wage costs.

Eamonn Wall May 24, 2018

Uber and Lyft drivers are struggling to earn more than minimum wage and are spending half their earnings on vehicle upkeep.

James Hetherington Mar 05, 2018

New report warns automation might be deployed to mitigate effects of a higher wage bill.

Gaurav Sharma Jan 04, 2018

Jeremy Corbyn and his top team are making a string of headline-grabbing policy announcements.

Ian Silvera Apr 11, 2017

More than half of the people working in the gig economy believe they are being exploited, CIPD survey says.

Pramod Sharma Mar 17, 2017

Drive comes ahead of National Living Wage rising by 30p to £7.50 per hour on 1 April.

Ian Silvera Feb 27, 2017

'She only makes tea' and 'because they're foreign' among bizarre excuses for not paying workers legal wage

Ewan Palmer Jan 11, 2017

Tories will use this to dismiss his economic credibility, but they also condemned minimum wage originally.

Alan Shipman Jan 10, 2017

Aldi's new pay rates put it well above the government's minimum wage and national living wage levels.

Roger Baird Jan 05, 2017

Economist Sir David Metcalf is tasked with rooting out workplace abuses across the country.

Roger Baird Jan 05, 2017

Massachusetts and Washington will offer the highest minimum wage in the country at $11 an hour.

Lara Rebello Dec 30, 2016

The franchise, run by Waves Car Wash which manages Tesco hand car washes, was closed down.

Jen Offord Oct 02, 2016

Shadow chancellor's policy would better the government's current Living Wage by £1 an hour in 2020.

Ian Silvera Sep 26, 2016

This is said to be the highest single payout made by any UK company till date in this regard.

Kedar Grandhi Sep 26, 2016

Ashley said he paid more than £200m in bonuses over five years, including an £80,000 bonus to a cleaning lady.

Roger Baird Sep 20, 2016

Troubled high street chain now says independent group will look at plans to overhaul board and working practices.

Roger Baird Sep 20, 2016

Resolution Foundation says national living wage might increase to only £8.70 per hour by end of the decade.

Dan Cancian Sep 07, 2016

Labour leadership challenger will unveil major policy during speech to supporters in Milton Keynes.

Ian Silvera Aug 03, 2016

All of us will have to foot the bill for allowing people to fester in forgotten parts of the country.

James Bloodworth Aug 01, 2016

The Gulf country has set 60 dinars a month as basic wage for domestic helps.

Divya Kishore Jul 15, 2016

Ed Rensi says raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would lead to massive job losses.

India Ashok May 26, 2016