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1 Mar 19
Local government workers account for more than half of public sector workers who are paid less than the cost of living, a charity has found.
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19 Oct 15
Will the national living wage fix Northern Ireland’s low-pay economy - or make matters worse?
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14 Oct 15
Introduction of the national living wage is a welcome development. But it raises some big questions about the feasibility and fairness of pay restraint in the public sector.
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15 Sep 15
It will be challenging for local authorities to implement the National Living Wage rate within the funding constraints of the government’s 1% cap on public sector pay increases, the Resolution...
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10 Sep 15
Less than one-sixth of the losses faced by households from the summer Budget benefit cuts will be recouped by the introduction of the ‘national living wage’, the Institute for Fiscal...
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7 Sep 15
The government’s tax and benefit changes will cost poorest households an average of £460 a year, despite the minimum wage increase, a Trades Union Congress analysis has found.
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3 Sep 15
Nearly a quarter of all employees are expected to benefit from the introduction of the new ‘National Living Wage’ rate from next April, according to a Resolution Foundation analysis.
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1 Sep 15
The November Spending Review must set out plans to deal with a £10bn funding hole facing councils, the Local Government Association has said.
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8 Jul 15
In a statement filled with policy announcements, the chancellor reiterated his commitment to devolution. Councils must get their proposals to the government before they get landed with someone else’s...