What are the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage and how much are they worth?

On 1 April 2025, the National Living Wage went up from £11.44 an hour to £12.21, an increase of 6.7%. The government said the ...

Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen — is your state on the list?

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum wage.

Minimum wage rise harming youth job prospects, think tank tells Labour

Rachel Reeves must abandon plans for inflation busting increases in the minimum wage or risk entrenching youth worklessness, ...

Reeves ‘to raise national living wage’ in extra burden for firms

Rachel Reeves is set to confirm a rise in the National Living Wage by four per cent at the Budget, according to reports, in ...
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‘It will price jobs out of existence’, Reeves warned over plan to raise national living wage

The Chancellor has been warned of a backlash from businesses after they were dealt a “perfect storm” at the last Budget ...

Nearly 20 states are raising their minimum wages next year, the highest to $16/hour, as the federal rate stays frozen

Fortunately it only applies in states that have no minimum-wage law of their own or a minimum wage below the federal minimum ...