Welfare News Service (UK) - Newswire

To maximise people’s chances of finding work we need to tackle the structural problems they face.

One of Britain's most senior Catholics has renewed his attack on the government's welfare policies when he said taxes are driving single-income families into poverty.

HMRC has identified £338,835 in backpay owed to 2,443 workers, underpaid by 48% of 183 employers under investigation

Nick Clegg has called for fresh income tax breaks for the UK's lowest-paid workers as he tries to distance the Liberal Democrats from their Conservative coalition partners before the 2015 general election.

The taxman is on the trail of 200 employers who use interns as free labour.

Some of the UK's worst-paid workers could get significant pay rises under plans to be unveiled by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Some of Britain's lowest-paid workers could get pay rises under plans drawn up by Labour leader Ed Miliband.

Firms that pay their staff the living wage will be given a tax rebate of up to £1,000 for each worker by the next Labour government, potentially increasing incomes for millions of employees, Ed Miliband pledges today.

Ben Gummer wants salary deductions renamed as 'earnings tax' – a move that has caught the eye of George Osborne

ROMANIANS and Bulgarians coming to work in Britain can avoid paying UK tax thanks to European Union (EU) rules, it emerged today.

Tackling low pay is a good thing for the government to be doing. Unfortunately, the coalition’s flagship policy doesn’t actually do that.

Ed Miliband’s new plan to encourage employers to pay workers a living wage will increase the price of goods, business leaders have warned.

The Labour leader’s radical proposal can be revealed ahead of a fresh drive this week to boost the wages of millions of workers

The Labour leader’s radical proposal can be revealed ahead of a fresh drive this week to boost the wages of millions of workers