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Real living wage to rise to £11.95 in London and £10.90 across the UK. Here's what's happening
Hundreds of thousands of workers in London will see their hourly rate rise from £10.90 to £11.95. This represents an increase of 10.1%, or a more than £1 rise. Here's what'a happening.
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The so-called national living wage will rise from £8.72 to £8.91 an hour and will be extended to workers aged 23 and over from April 2021, the Chancellor has announced
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'Real living wage' to rise to £9 an hour
Around 180,000 workers employed by firms which offer the 'real living wage' will see their pay increase by 25p an hour, or 30p an hour in London
5 November 2018
Budget 2018: National minimum wage to rise next April
The national living wage paid to workers aged 25 or over will rise from £7.83/hour to £8.21/hour next April, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced today
29 October 2018
22,000+ owed millions of pounds after being underpaid
More than 22,000 workers were illegally paid less than the National Living or Minimum Wage
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Autumn Budget 2017: National minimum wage to rise next April
The national living wage is to rise by 4.4% in April 2018, from £7.50/hour to £7.83/hour
22 November 2017
Firms boost voluntary living wage for 150,000 workers
Some 150,000 workers paid the voluntary living wage are set to see their pay increase by 30p an hour, or 45p in London
6 November 2017
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