TUC: Under 21s face £2.5 billion minimum wage “pay penalty” for being young workers NEW ANALYSIS: Almost one million under-21s “left hugely out of pocket” due to “unfair” minimum wage rates It’s time for an “overhaul” of the minimum wage rates and a £15 minimum wage as soon as possible, says TUC The TUC has today (Friday) published new analysis which reveals 900,000 under-21s across the UK are currently being left “massively out of pocket”... Read more
TUC – 1 in 4 children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty Union body warns of “rampant” hardship in key worker households 1 in 5 children growing up in key worker households are living in poverty Ministers accused of “abandoning” the workers who got us through the pandemic Mass Westminster lobby and rally to take place to demand general election More than 1 in 4 (28.4%) children with care worker... Read more