Category: Economy

Women more likely to be hit by underpayments than men, Low Pay Commission figures reveal. Almost one in four British workers on the government’s national living wage are paid less than they should be, according to official figures, with more women than men hit by underpayments. The figures revealed by the government’s Low Pay Commission … Continue reading One in four UK workers covered by national living wage underpaid

Beth Ford’s first job paid $2 an hour. Early in the morning, she climbed on the school bus to go detassel corn, joining other kids in Sioux City, Iowa, who did it as a summer job. “Back then, two dollars an hour, that was real money,” Ford tells CNN’s Poppy Harlow in the latest episode … Continue reading Land O’Lakes CEO Beth Ford, from the cornfield to the C-suite

Millions of commuters will have to pay an average of 3.1% more for rail tickets from 2 January. The rise, announced by industry body the Rail Delivery Group, follows a year of disruption on some lines. There had been calls for a price freeze following the chaos caused by the introduction of new timetables in … Continue reading Rail fares to rise by 3.1% in January