Increases to both minimum wages and employer National Insurance contributions threaten to reduce employment opportunities for younger people, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).
The Conservative Party “will always protect public services”, the chancellor insisted as he announced his ambition to cut civil service numbers back to their pre-pandemic level.
The forecast increase to the national living wage could mean councils have to cut services if they do not receive more funding from the government, sector leaders have warned.
Much of the focus in debates about low pay has been on younger workers. But many older employees are stuck in low-paid jobs, and making little progress
Councils have been criticised for ‘turning a blind eye’ when home care providers pay their staff below the minimum wage. But commissioners should and do assume that bids include wage...
