Tesco tops list of firms who failed to pay staff the minimum wage

Tesco shamed for underpaying 78,000 workers: Red faces on day ex-boss Dave Lewis is knighted By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 30 December 2020 Tesco has been named and shamed by the Government for underpaying 78,199 workers by more than £5million. The supermarket chain, … Read more

Windrush victims in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel due to announce bump in minimum compensation

Windrush victims are in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel is due to announce increase in minimum amount of compensation Under the new reforms, those who can show an ‘impact’ on their life from the scandal will be immediately paid £10,000, according to The Sunday Times Compensation for Windrush scandal victims has been criticised … Read more

Blow for loyal savers as plan for minimum interest rates is scrapped by banking regulator 

Blow for loyal savers as plan for minimum interest rates is scrapped by banking regulator Plans to protect loyal savers with a minimum interest rate have been shelved FCA announced earlier this year that it planned to shake up the savings market   Move would have required every bank and building society to pay a blanket … Read more

Geneva will introduce ‘the world’s highest minimum wage’ of £41,430 a year

Geneva will introduce ‘the world’s highest minimum wage’ of £41,430 a year – around £3,500 a month – after two-thirds backed it in referendum Swiss city held a referendum across the voter population of around 500,000 New wage, which equates to around £19.50 an hour, introduced from October 17 The alterations had been rejected by … Read more

Planned rise in minimum wage to £9.21 per hour is set to be scrapped

Planned rise in minimum wage to £9.21 per hour is set to be scrapped because UK ‘can’t afford it’ after coronavirus pandemic The living wage was expected to rise from £8.72 to to £9.21 per hour in April However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak could be forced to pull back on the plan Low Pay Commission has … Read more

Private pension age rise to 57: Hopes of early retirement dashed as ministers plan raise minimum age

Private pension age will rise to 57: Hopes of early retirement get dashed as ministers press ahead with plan to raising the minimum age Those currently aged 47 will have to wait extra two years to access money saved  This does not affect the age at which the state pension can be claimed Under current … Read more

Knifeman who stabbed Arsenal fan to death is jailed for life with minimum term of 25 years 

Knifeman is jailed for life with minimum term of 25 years for murdering Arsenal fan at a Tube station because he ‘looked at him’ while he was out on licence for stabbing another victim seven times Alex Lanning, 22, sentenced to life with a minimum of 25 years at the Old Bailey  Co-defendant Jonathan Camille jailed … Read more

Topshop and Next scrap minimum spends and offer FREE home deliveries

As the elderly and vulnerable are isolated and forced to wait up to three weeks for food, high street giants are assuring customers their online businesses remain open, with all home deliveries and returns now free.  Topshop, Currys PC World and Next have promised free delivery to home and ParcelShop locations – many of which … Read more