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Rise in auto-enrolment pension deductions will bite take-home pay

Date:: 19 February 2019

With auto-enrolment pension contributions set to rise from April, millions of UK employees will experience a decrease in their take-home pay.

Retailers call a halt to 'unreasonable' HMRC minimum wage enforcement

Date:: 18 February 2019

HM Revenue and Customs should stop its "unreasonable" investigations into breaches of regulations surrounding the national minimum wage according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Supreme Court sleep-in appeal plunges care sector into uncertainty

Date:: 14 February 2019

The Supreme Court has granted permission for an appeal in the legal case considering whether or not care workers who work "sleep-in" shifts are entitled to the national minimum wage.

Bosses who mishandle workers' pensions could face jail

Date:: 13 February 2019

Company directors who handle employees' pension funds with a devil-may-care attitude could face up to seven years in prison or hefty fines under plans put forward by the Department for Work and Pensions.

HMRC shown red card as football club wins minimum wage case

Date:: 7 February 2019

An employment appeal tribunal has found that Middlesbrough FC did not breach minimum wage legislation after deducting the costs of season tickets from staff wages.

Thirtysomething workers' pay most affected by financial crisis

Date:: 4 February 2019

Workers in their 30s are still feeling the effect of the financial crisis on their pay packets, with typical pay for this age group still 7% below its pre-crisis peak.

Impact of UK minimum wage rises on automation 'modest'

Date:: 1 February 2019

Minimum wage rises may lead to job losses as employers turn to automation to keep costs down. But so far the effects have been limited according to research by the London School of Economics.

Outsourced Whitehall support workers to strike over low pay

Date:: 21 January 2019

Cleaners, receptionists and security guards at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) are set to go on strike tomorrow as part of action to demand the London Living Wage.

John Lewis Partnership might not pay staff bonus for first time in 66 years

Date:: 10 January 2019

John Lewis Partnership may not pay its staff a bonus this year, despite having the funds to do so, as it prepares for continuing turbulence on the high street.

Sharp rise in pension auto-enrolment fines

Date:: 7 January 2019

The last financial year has seen a sharp rise in the number of businesses fined by the Pensions Regulator for pension auto-enrolment errors, a freedom of information request has shown.

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