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Pay boost for millions of workers next year. (www.gov.uk)

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Chancellor announces pay rise for over 3 million workers next year, as National Living Wage rises by 6.7%

Pay boost worth £1,400 a year for an eligible full-time worker – a significant move towards delivering a genuine living wage.

18-20 National Minimum Wage will rise by £1.40 per hour - the largest increase on record - and marks first step towards a single adult rate.

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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

That's a larger increase than I was expecting, what, like 3x inflation?

It's certainly not a magic silver bullet that singlehandedly fixes our low wage economy like a lot of people on Reddit/Lemmy appear to expect, but it's a positive step at least.

I just really hope there's serious infrastructure and employment investment, particularly in the seriously impoverished areas like the North East of England. And I hope their planning permission changes will actually have a noticeable effect. Time will tell.

[–] Naich@lemmings.world 3 points 1 day ago

That will piss off the Starmer haters on here.