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In a speech to the TUC conference in London, the Labour leader promised a raft of new rights for workers - including higher sick pay from day one in a job, a £10 minimum wage, flexible working, and an end to zero-hour contracts.
With Starmer’s team seeking to deliver at pace on its promise of tangible change for working class voters, the answer is partly to be found in these measures, which pledge to end ‘one-sided flexibility’ and ensure all jobs provide a baseline of security and predictability.
The National Living Wage will rise by 6.7 per cent, with a pay boost worth £1,400 a year for an eligible full-time worker. The National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year olds will also rise from £8.60 to £10.00 an hour - the largest increase in the rate on record.
service.gov.uk DownloadTo maintain the NLW at two-thirds of median earnings, a rate between £12.50 and £12.80 would be required in April 2026 with a central estimate of £12.65. So far this year, wage growth has...
We will ban exploitative zero-hours contracts, end fire and rehire, and introduce basic employment rights from day one. And through our changes to the Low Pay Commission, we’ll make sure the...
Keir Starmer has announced a Labour government would push the minimum wage past £10 an hour and ban zero hours contracts. Delivering a speech at the TUC congress he unveiled a raft of new...
We will change the remit of the independent Low Pay Commission so for the first time it accounts for the cost of living. Labour will also remove the discriminatory age bands, so all adults are entitled to the same minimum wage, delivering a pay rise to hundreds of thousands of workers across the UK.
On Tuesday, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) released a report calling for the minimum wage to be increased to £15 an hour for all workers in 2030, up from £9.50 for those aged 23 and over....
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said: ... frozen fuel duty and are increasing the minimum wage to give pay rises of up to £1,400 a year to millions of low-income workers. ... (for winter 2025/2026 ...
* Increasing the minimum wage to at least £10 per hour – up from £8.91, for over-22s – giving a carer on the minimum wage a pay rise of at least £2,500 a year. * Expanding collectively-agreed pay...