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Giving workers a bit more security might make the labour market more flexible, not less
It reduces pay inequality while employment doesn’t suffer — even if productivity is not boosted
Economic indicators suggest the country is more prosperous than 50 years ago but more Americans feel pessimistic
More than 200 companies fined total of £7mn for breaching rules that hit 63,000 workers
Near-record wage growth and low unemployment are putting workers in a position of strength, data suggests
Rising salaries could prolong the country’s bout of high inflation, warn economists
Resolution Foundation calls for increase in minimum wage and job protection to match global peers
Low-paid workers will get a rise in April that is expected to exceed the rate of inflation
Living Wage Foundation warns of future crisis affecting millions
About 1.5mn low-paid local government employees offered wage uplift worth more than 20% over two years
Economic data disguises just how hard it has become to sustain a middle-class lifestyle
Move will cost retailer £185mn over course of a financial year
What would happen if tax wasn’t a thing and other burning queries
The business case for better pay and secure hours is compelling — improved recruitment, retention, employee relations and reputational enhancement
ONS data reflect effect of sharp rises in minimum wage since 2016 but confirm stagnation in average earnings
Highest-ever increase in voluntary ‘living wage’ brought forward because of cost of living crisis
Move comes as discounters and big grocers compete for distribution workers
Second increase this year shows pressures facing supermarkets
Low Pay Commission urges UK government to do more to prevent abuses that continue despite clampdown
The supermarket’s generally laudable position on ‘colleague’ pay glosses over the lowest-paid workers
Framework to set adequate salaries will assess prices of household items and promote collective bargaining
Supermarkets operating on razor-thin margins will note there is no hard evidence to show better pay improves productivity
Business leaders start to target more support towards lower-paid staff
Foundation that sets pay level for low paid workers says move due to the ‘unprecedented’ rate at which prices are rising
A British experiment ended up with companies accepting lower profits, charging more or cutting investment
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