Ending overtime,paid breaks and staff lunches are among ways firms are trying to offset cost of national living wageFrom fish factories in Grimsby to coffee shops in central London and even Waitrose supermarkets, workers across the country are seeing perks and pay rates cut as companies try to offset the cost of George Osborne’s national living wage.
On Monday, and just over two weeks after the unique minimum pay rate of £7.20 an hour for over-25s came into force,MPs will debate the effect the 50p rise in basic pay has had on thousands of workers. [br]Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com