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Sick pay boost for over 1m low-paid workers

Sick pay boost for over 1m low-paid workers

Low-paid workers to get 80% of salary in sick pay.

Government-funded skills and training scheme expanded

Government-funded skills and training scheme expanded

100,000 places to be made available.

A single mother works on a laptop with her young son sat on her knee.

Supporting single mothers could ease child poverty

Address barriers to work, report says

DWP set to help people with mental health conditions find work

What’s being done to help?

National living wage to go up in April

National living wage to go up in April

The national living wage will increase by 6.7% to £12.21 a hour.

Money worries prompt retirees to consider return to work

Money worries prompt retirees to consider return to work

34% of retirees say their living costs have gone up.

HMRC accused of ‘deliberate’ poor customer service

MPs claim callers are being pushed online

Most graduate internships ‘are unpaid or underpaid’

Most graduate internships ‘are unpaid or underpaid’

Interns legally entitled to national minimum wage.

Waspi women call for rethink on compensation

Waspi women call for rethink on compensation

Government says it can’t justify compensating those affected.

Wage growth at fastest rate since 2021: but why don’t we feel better off?

Even with wages going up, many are still struggling with the cost of living