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BBC star Gary Lineker was today accused of ‘mocking the poor’ after joking about his £1.3million salary in response to the corporation ramping up the cost of the licence fee. The former England player, 60, responded to news of the hike from £157.50 to £159 on Twitter with ‘But, but I’ve just taken a pay … Read more
Millionaire Gary Lineker is accused of ‘mocking the poor’ with ‘heartless’ tweet about ‘taking a pay cut’ from his £1.3m BBC salary in response to corporation hiking cost of licence fee BBC has announced the cost of the TV licence will go up from £157.50 to £159 It came after over 75s were told they … Read more
Rents in England ‘unaffordable’ for young people working on minimum wage, as average home accounts for nearly three quarters of earnings No region of England has rents that are affordable for under-25s working full-time on minimum wage, according to research from a major mortgage lender On average, 71% of their wages would have to go towards … Read more
Multi-millionaire Blake Shelton calls criticism of his song Minimum Wage ‘absolutely ridiculous’ after backlash and says ‘I’m proud of it’ By Sarah Sotoodeh For Dailymail.com Published: 18:44 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 18:44 GMT, 15 January 2021 Blake Shelton is standing by his controversial new tune Minimum Wage, after facing a barrage of backlash … Read more
Legal aid barrister, 27, who went to state school and put herself through university reveals she now earns LESS than minimum wage for working 19-hour days Alejandra Llorente Tascon, 27, from London, is a criminal defence barrister After expenses says earns less than national minimum wage of £8.72 per hour Says lawyers are ‘turning their backs’ … Read more
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
Gig economy is en route to deliver on pay: Food delivery giant Just Eat offers its drivers an hourly wage piling pressure on rivals to follow suit By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 9 December 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 9 December 2020 Millions of gig economy workers have had their … Read more
Heathrow staff are set to walk out tomorrow in the first of four strikes over ‘savage’ pay cuts as the aviation sector endures the worst crisis in its history. Members of the Unite union, including firefighters and security staff, planned the 24-hour strikes following a dispute over what union bosses described as the west London … Read more
Public sector pay will be frozen next year – but nurses, doctors and the lowest-paid will still get a rise, Rishi Sunak said yesterday. The Chancellor said he could not justify a ‘significant, across-the-board’ hike for the public sector given the difficulties faced by private firms. Many businesses, particularly in retail and hospitality, have been devastated … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘is set to cancel proposed 5.6% rise in the national living wage for two million workers’ amid fears it could force firms hit by Covid-19 out of business Plans to raise national living wage by five per cent next April will be put on hold Decision means many frontline workers will see … Read more