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Lidl staff are set to recieve a third pay rise in a year

Lidl gives more than 20,000 staff third pay rise in a year

How did your MP vote on the minimum service levels strikes bill?

The TUC slammed the Bill as “undemocratic” and “unworkable” (Photo: Getty Images)

Union protest against ‘draconian’ law on minimum service levels

The Royal Mail’s share price has decreased significantly since 2022 (images: Adobe/Getty Images)

Explainer How strikes have affected Royal Mail’s share price

UK unemployment rate increase - ONS

The new changes come into effect on the Asda Blue Light Card from 4 May - Credit: Adobe / Graphic by Ethan Evans

Major change to Asda's Blue Light discount scheme explained

Hundreds of workers at a soft drinks factory in Wakefield are set to vote on strike action over pay (Photo: Getty Images)

Coca-Cola shortage warning for UK as workers threaten strikes over pay

Demonstrators from the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) hold flares during this year’s May Day protests in Paris, France (Photo: Ameer Alhalbi/Getty Images)

French May Day protests turn violent with 108 police officers injured

The Bank of England is at the centre of yet another storm (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Huw Pill’s cost of living comments ignore the huge UK inequality gap Henry Sandercock

Huw Pill, the Chief Economist and Executive Director for Monetary Analysis and Research at Bank of England (Photo: Bank of England)

Salary of Bank of England chief who said people must accept poverty

Martin Lewis pictured on set of The Martin Lewis Money Show, gesturing to the audience (Credit: Multistory Media/Jonathan Hordle/ITV)

Martin Lewis sounds ‘depressing’ pension warning

Prezzo is shutting 46 loss-making restaurants across the UK (Photo: Adobe)

Prezzo announces closure of 46 restaurants with 810 jobs at risk

Senior civil servants balloted for strikes over pay and treatment. (Photo: Getty Images)

Senior civil servants balloted for strikes in escalating row over pay

Environment Agency workers launch weekend of strikes in pay row. (Photo: PA)

Environment Agency workers launch weekend of strikes in pay row

The official retirement age could rise steeply for younger workers (images: Adobe)

Younger people ‘may have to be 74’ to reach state pension age

The Rishi Sunak government has announced the official retirement age will not be lifted to 68 ahead of schedule - although it will rise to 67 from 2026

Explainer How much National Insurance you need to get a full state pension

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse in the Orkney Islands is one of the 208 lighthouses operated by NLB.

Lighthouse workers vote for strike action in historic first

The National Living Wage is rising from April (Composite: Kim Mogg / Adobe)

Pay boost for millions from April as new minimum wage rates roll out

The Royal Mail board is reportedly threatening to put the firm into administration if a pay deal is not agreed (Photo: Getty Images)

Royal Mail faces insolvency threat as pay talks on brink of collapse

Tiktokers are talking about having 'bare minimum Mondays' on the social media site.

Bare Minimum Mondays TikTok trend explained - what the experts think

Members of the Railway and Transport Union and of the United Service Union (ver.di) protest in Munich city centre during a nationwide strike on 27 March in Germany (Photo: Leonhard Simon/Getty Images)

Germany’s ‘mega’ transport strike action impacts European travel

Martin Lewis has issued guidance to British holidaymakers heading abroad soon

Money Saving Expert team issues passport warning to holidaymakers

A dog has received the ultimate transformation after the RSPCA stepped in to help

Shaggy dog with matted fur unrecognisable after RSPCA transformation

Key workers are struggling to afford even the most basic food items, according to the Food Foundation (image: Getty Images)

Charity report finds NHS staff and teachers ‘struggle to afford food’

The Living Pension has been launched to help lower earners put away more for retirement (image: Adobe)

Explainer Real Living Wage charity launches ‘Living Pension’ - how it works

UBS has bought out Credit Suisse in a Swiss government-brokered deal (images: AFP/Getty Images)

Analysis Credit Suisse’s road to failure explained as UBS completes buyout

Workers are £11,000 worse off per year due to 15 years of wage stagnation, a think tank says (Photo: Getty Images)

Stagnating wages leaving workers £11,000 worse off per year

The new Banksy mural has been given the title Morning is Broken - Credit: Banksy / Instagram

Banksy claims remarkable mural spotted on derelict farmhouse

UK loses 220,000 working days to strike action in January

Cambridge, Brighton, Newcastle and Bristol (clockwise from top left) ranked highly in the list of happiest places to work (Images: Adobe)

20 happiest places to work in the UK according to staff satisfaction

Several sectors are striking throughout February

Explainer Who is on strike today? The latest industrial action in the UK

NHS staff have spoken out about the pressures within the healthcare workforce and their concerns about not being able “to do the right thing by all patients". Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

NHS staff ‘cried’ talking about working conditions and patient safety

Homeworking pros and cons: The views of experts and a NationalWorld journalist.

Explainer Experts on homeworking pros and cons - how it may affect your career

The government is planning to soften its hardline position towards striking NHS workers in a fresh bid to bring the long-running dispute to an end, reports suggest. Credit: Getty Images

Ministers ‘soften’ approach to NHS strikes in bid to end union dispute

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Meta reveals Instagram and Facebook verification subscription service

Royal Mail workers could walk out once again as the CWU confirms that members are set to be balloted again for future strike dates. (Credit: Getty Images)

Postal workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of continuing strikes

A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves holds a placard complaining about the lack of support for the self-employed and zero hours contract workers, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in Scotland on March 23, 2020

Explainer ‘Exploitative’ zero hours contracts hit highest rate in UK history

Explainer Number of working days lost to strikes is highest since 1989

Abellio workers have accepted a “greatly improved” pay offer after months of strike action. (Credit: Getty Images)

London bus drivers’ pay dispute ends as workers accept new offer

Amazon workers in first ever UK strike over pay at Coventry Depot. 25th January 2023.

Explainer Amazon workers stage a series of strikes in dispute over pay

Explainer Mars Wrigley fined £12,000 after workers fall into a vat of chocolate

MPs will get a pay rise of 2.9% from April (Photo: PA)

MPs’ pay to increase by 2.9% raising their salary to £86,584

Drax power station workers have announced a series of strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

UK could face ‘blackouts’ in weeks as power station staff to strike

McDonald’s has signed a legal pledge to protect UK staff from sexual harassment (Photo: Adobe)

McDonald’s signs agreement to protect UK staff from sexual harassment

Striking teachers. Credit: Mark Hall

Striking workers say they are ‘one paycheque away from being homeless’

You have to file a self-assessment tax return if you’re self-employed (image: Adobe)

What happens if you don’t file your self-assessment tax return on time

Tesco has announced plans to overhaul its management roles and close hot counters (Photo: Getty Images)

Tesco management shake-up and counter closures to impact 2,100 jobs

How is the Post Office different from Royal Mail - services explained

Ambulance workers will stage 10 further strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

Ambulance workers to stage 10 further strikes as pay row escalates

The closures will impact 1,200 jobs (Photo: Getty Images)

Amazon to close three UK warehouses affecting 1,200 jobs

Labour would repeal any new anti-strike laws if its wins the next election, Sir Keir Starmer has said. Credit: Getty Images

Explainer Labour’s stance on strikes explained - and how it compares to Tories

The deadline for online self-assessment tax returns is fast approaching (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Self-employed workers have weeks to do tax return or risk £100 fine

Thousands of NHS hospital staff are missing work each day because of illness.

The 15 hospitals with the most staff shortages in England

RMT and Aslef union members will walkout on strike this week (Composite: Mark Hall)

Widespread train disruption as RMT and Aslef staff stage fresh strikes

Passengers have been told to travel only “if absolutely necessary” (Photo: Getty Images)

Passengers warned to only travel by train ‘if absolutely necessary’

Royal Mail deliveries will be disrupted by strikes and the Christmas period (image: Getty Images)

Dates post will be collected and delivered over Christmas and New Year