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London Living Wage: Why £9.40 an hour is still not enough
Boris Johnson unveils higher London Living Wage as 724 employers back bigger pay.
Tories hope 'constitutional crisis' threat will stop Lords from blocking tax credit cuts
Peers will vote on George Osborne's plan to slash the welfare payments on 26 October.
Aldi to raise minimum wage rate in UK to £8.40 an hour
Move will benefit 5,000 workers at the German firm and pressure Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.
UK government admits wrongly 'naming and shaming' firms in minimum wage cheat list
EXCLUSIVE: The Department for Business admitted making the move after a probe by IBTimes UK.
UK national minimum wage hike: Adults get £6.70 an hour and apprenticeships receive big boost
Increase comes before the new mandatory National Living Wage of £7.20 in April 2016.
Frank Field: Tories show they are not the party of 'strivers' with tax credit cuts
The former welfare minister and senior Labour MP spoke to IBTimes UK on the issue.
George Osborne's living wage boost could cost '80,000 jobs' warns retail body
The ACS has warned that the policy will have a 'devastating impact' on the sector.
Ikea to pay more than the living wage to all 9,000 UK workers
Rate set by Ikea represents an annually adjusted living wage advised by the Living Wage Foundation.
JD Wetherspoon reports 2.9% quarterly growth as chairman slams living wage plans
Chairman and founder Tim Martin slammed Osborne's policy of the UK living wage of £9 an hour by 2020.
Summer budget 2015: Libertarians mourn as Tory chancellor George Osborne buries Thatcherism
Osborne's interference in minimum wage-setting will cost 60,000 jobs, predicts OBR.
Indonesia: Thousands of $200-a-week workers call for higher pay
Thousands of Indonesian workers marched the streets of Jakarta on Friday (1 May) demanding higher wages during the annual May Day Rally.
Stefan Stern: Britain will never prosper if we don't break the low pay low productivity cycle
We have to address our dismal productivity as a nation if the economy is to improve.
UK government to increase minimum wage by 20p to £6.70 an hour
David Cameron said that the minimum wage will rise by 20p to £6.70 an hour in October.
MiHomeCare staff 'not being paid minimum wage'
An internal document states that it could owe 50 staff £80,000 collectively.
Why Greece is the only EU country where the minimum wage has decreased since 2008
Of all EU countries, Greece is the exception with lowering minimum wages.
Government 'names and shames' 70 companies not paying staff minimum wage
Companies who owe staff more than £157,000 in wages revealed by business minister Jo Swinson
Low Pay Commission calls for 3% wage rise for thousands of workers
Business Secretary Vince Cable say he will now study the recommendations from the LPC.
UK care workers lose £130m every year in 'wage theft by their employers'
Resolution Foundation: 160,000 care worker's pay is falling short of minimum wage.
General election 2015: David Cameron promises to 'reward' UK with £7bn of tax cuts
The prime minister outlined the Conservative Party's tax policies ahead of the general election.
UK government names H&M and Welcome Break among 37 firms for failure to pay minimum wage
The Department for Business said the employers owe their workers more than £177,000 in arrears.
Premier League giants Chelsea first professional club in England to pay Living Wage
The football club will pay staff £9.15 in London or £7.85 an hour outside of the capital.
Smith Commission: Give Scottish Parliament 'Substantial' Welfare and Income Tax Powers
The report, led by Lord Smith, comes after the Scottish independence referendum.
Ukip's Suzanne Evans: We Have Shied Away from Women's Issues and Policies
Exclusive: The Ukip deputy chairman tells IBTimes UK that 'everybody should be treated equally'.
High Flying Pilots Beat Lawyers to Become UK's Top Earners
CareerBuilder UK says the data is interesting for people looking to get onto the career ladder.
Lord Freud: Will David Cameron Sack Tory Minister Who Said Disabled Were Not Worth Minimum Wage?
Lord Freud's remarks that some disabled were not worth the minimum wage may end with his sacking.
Why Lord Freud Was Right to Question the Minimum Wage for Disabled People
The hyperbolic reaction to Lord Freud's "not worth minimum wage" comments is misguided.
Liberal Democrat Conference: Apprenticeship £1 Wage Boost May Cost Small Firms Too Much
CBI and FSB say a balance needs to be struck after LibDem's Vince Cable made the announcement
UK Minimum Wage Increase: 15 Years of Controversy Continues
As the national minimum wage rises to £6.50 an hour, IBTimes UK takes a look at the policy's history.
Ukip Conference: Nigel Farage Promises to Scrap Income Tax for Minimum Wage Workers
The Ukip leader says the move would, in part, be paid for by slashing the UK's foreign aid budget.
Miliband's £8 Pledge Taps into a Global Trend but Fails to Inspire His Party Faithful
The Labour Party leader wants to increase the national minimum wage to £8 by 2020.