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The minimum wage – 20 years on

1 April 2019
Economic Theory

The minimum wage – 20 years on

Len Shackleton
1 April 2019
The National Minimum Wage is 20 years old today. Despite the controversy surrounding its inception, it is now widely accepted … Continue reading “The minimum wage – 20 years on”

The UK: a place where everyone has an opinion about what everyone else should be paid

5 April 2016
Labour Market

The UK: a place where everyone has an opinion about what everyone else should be paid

Ryan Bourne
5 April 2016
“How much do you earn then?” You get asked this a lot when you do media work discussing pay. Last … Continue reading “The UK: a place where everyone has an opinion about what everyone else should be paid”

The Living Wage: beware the trade-off deniers

16 November 2015
Labour Market

The Living Wage: beware the trade-off deniers

Ryan Bourne
16 November 2015
It is common for Living Wage campaigners to say that adoption of the Living Wage “would benefit staff and businesses”. … Continue reading “The Living Wage: beware the trade-off deniers”

We need a ‘Living Cost Week’, not a Living Wage Week

3 November 2015
Regulation

We need a ‘Living Cost Week’, not a Living Wage Week

Ryan Bourne
3 November 2015
It’s “Living Wage Week”. For seven days, the Living Wage Foundation’s campaign for employers to pay workers at least £8.25 … Continue reading “We need a ‘Living Cost Week’, not a Living Wage Week”

The living wage may be a fashionable idea, but we don’t actually need it

23 July 2015
Government and Institutions

The living wage may be a fashionable idea, but we don’t actually need it

Kristian Niemietz
23 July 2015
Ikea, the self-assembly furniture giant, has announced that it will be introducing the living wage next year. Those who campaigned … Continue reading “The living wage may be a fashionable idea, but we don’t actually need it”

Iain Martin is wrong on the living wage

15 July 2015
Economic Theory

Iain Martin is wrong on the living wage

Philip Booth
15 July 2015
Iain Martin argues not just that George Osborne was right to raise the minimum wage but that: “It must feel good to … Continue reading “Iain Martin is wrong on the living wage”

Ignore the rhetoric: George Osborne’s July Budget was a retreat from market liberalism

14 July 2015
Government and Institutions

Ignore the rhetoric: George Osborne’s July Budget was a retreat from market liberalism

Ryan Bourne
14 July 2015
George Osborne’s desired message was clear. He claimed last week’s Budget was a new settlement for a “higher wage, lower … Continue reading “Ignore the rhetoric: George Osborne’s July Budget was a retreat from market liberalism”

Two more bad arguments for why Britain needs a mandatory Living Wage

7 July 2015
Labour Market

Two more bad arguments for why Britain needs a mandatory Living Wage

Ryan Bourne
7 July 2015
With £12bn of working age welfare cuts expected in this Budget, Conservative voices are clamouring for the “Living Wage” to … Continue reading “Two more bad arguments for why Britain needs a mandatory Living Wage”

Do tax credits ‘subsidise’ employers?

17 June 2015
Labour Market

Do tax credits ‘subsidise’ employers?

Ryan Bourne
17 June 2015
An unusual alliance has in recent times lined up to support a significant increase in the minimum wage to the … Continue reading “Do tax credits ‘subsidise’ employers?”

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