Minimum wage for over-21s to increase by 6.7% - with younger workers to get 16% pay boost
Tuesday, 29 October 2024 The minimum wage for those aged 21 years and over is set to rise by 6.7% to £12.21 - with pay for those aged 18 to 20 set to go up by 16.3% to £10 an hour.
The minimum wage will rise to £12.21 an hour next year as the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Darren Jones, confirmed a 6.7% increase ahead of Wednesday’s Budget. The increase, recommended by the Low Pay Commission, will mean an extra £1,400 a year for a full-time worker earning the main minimum...
Two and a half years ago, P&O caused controversy by sacking almost 800 British seafarers without warning and replacing them with cheaper, foreign agency crew.
The government has now brought forward..
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
The minimum wage for those aged 21 years and over is set to rise by 6.7% to £12.21 - with pay for those aged 18 to 20 set to go up by 16.3% to £10 an hour.
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