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Ed Miliband won rare praise from employers on Sunday after offering companies an incentive to pay the so-called “living wage”.

The Justice Secretary tells Sky News he would rather ex-offenders laid driveways than Eastern Europeans.

Labour will promise a tax rebate for firms who pay their staff the so-called living wage, which is £8.55 an hour in London, and £7.45 elsewhere.

Ed Miliband said the plan will save the government money, because many low-paid workers currently claim benefits.

Hundreds of NHS executives have been handed redundancy payments of more than £100,000 after a reorganisation which has seen many re-employed in new posts.

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.

Number of those below cost-of-living benchmark has risen 400,000 in a year, with women and the young worst hit

Telephone interviews are the first step in the interview process for many organisations and are just as important as a face to face interview, writes a recruitment expert.

PAYING a pair of married NHS managers almost £1million in redundancy money before re-employing them in senior roles is “a kick in the teeth” to nurses, it was claimed yesterday.

Research has found over half of individuals awarded a pay out following an employment tribunal hearing do not receive their award in full.

The proportion of young women doing low-paid, low-skill jobs has trebled over the last 20 years, according to new TUC-commissioned research published today

Staff at Grangemouth are waiting to hear if owner Ineos will grant a reprieve to the closure-threatened petrochemical plant.

Unite told Swiss owners Ineos that workers would embrace the cuts package - but says it has been bullied into accepting

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.

Our panel discuss the good, bad and the ugly when it comes to local employment schemes. Read what they have to say

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

Law firm Leigh Day launched a test case against Sports Direct on behalf of a former part-time sales assistant. Since then dozens more employees have contacted them.

There has been growing criticism of the redundancy payouts made to senior NHS staff after the Government's reform of the health service

The Conservative Government has axed 14,650 health workers since coming to power in May 2010, costing taxpayers £395million

Employers must pay their workers an appropriate wage or risk damaging their company through loss of reputation, low productivity and high staff turn over, the government has said.

A new report found that poorer Britons were the most reliant on their parents, with one in four low earners saying they would not be able to survive without the money

Employment glass ceiling leaves UK in 18th place with Nordic nations ranked best for women's equality