Minimum wage: The Low Pay Commission backs a 3% increase

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th February 2014 08:03.

The Low Pay Commission has recommended a 3% increase in the minimum wage to £6.50 an hour for adults, Business Secretary Vince Cable has told...

Encore Capital Group Announces Expansion in U.K. through Purchase of Marlin Financial Services by Cabot Credit Management

http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-...10-902431.html

Today Government ministers announced that jobless migrants will not be able to claim Housing Benefit from April this year. They also say that migrants will only be able to claim Jobseekers cash for six months.

Labour says it is "supportive" of the policy inspired by Tory toff...

Minimum wage underpayers face bigger penalty

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 15th January 2014 11:58.

Employers who fail to pay workers the national minimum wage face stiffer penalties under new rules coming into force next month. The maximum fine for...
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George Osborne cautious on 'self-defeating' minimum wage rises

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th January 2014 19:32.

Chancellor George Osborne has warned that "self-defeating" increases to the minimum wage could "cost jobs". Cabinet ministers...

My daughter applied for a well known pizza restaurant and after the first shift was told she had the job. She was told that she would be paid fortnightly and was given her shift rota.

After the 2 weeks when she expected to get paid she was told the first week was a trial and was unpaid....

Lib Dem conference: Nick Clegg in minimum wage tax pledge

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th September 2013 19:39.

Nick Clegg says he will push to ensure no one on the minimum wage pays income tax if the Lib Dems are in government after the next election....

Must state this is not for me, but it is same type of thing.

The person this is on behalf of has worked several hours overtime over the last few weeks, and over the next couple will be working a fair few more.

However,the agency, despit them being on a 35 hour contract has...

Nice to know Experian have just launched something called the Experian Collections Network.

Snappy title so what does it do?

Well basically all the information on you from your nightmares is put in a big pot. And then a creditor can pay to get all the information on you out...

Duncan Smith condemns tax credits as 'not fit for purpose'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 31st December 2012 17:33.

The work and pensions secretary has attacked the tax credit system put in place by Labour, saying it had resulted in "a sorry story of...

My son is working in the bar of a hotel chain. He is working 12 and 14 hour days with virtually no breaks because they never have enough staff. He gets money deducted for half hour breaks even though he is not able to take them.
Can they legally force him to work these hours, can he be forced...

Hi folks,

Some very skanky new neighbours have moved into the house 2 doors down from me and are starting to upset everyone. Although I have a few ideas re. how to approach the problem, I'm certainly no expert and could do with some impartial advice please.

There are loads...

Thousands of care workers paid under legal limit

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 3rd October 2011 05:28.

As the new levels for the national minimum wage are introduced, Panorama discovers that many British workers are still being paid much less than...
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Minimum wage up by 15p to £6.08

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st October 2011 08:09.

The minimum wage has gone up, with the main rate for adults aged 21 or over rising by 15p to £6.08 an hour. The development rate - for those aged 18...

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