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£2000 hike needed to stem staffing shortage UK Care workers. Fabian Society urges the Government to allocate £1.5 billion to provide a £2000 pay rise for over 500,000 care workers

Farming’s unseen threat: How mineral dust exposure is putting respiratory health at risk. Agricultural farm workers across the UK and beyond may face more than just the physical demands of farming

Takeaway faces closure after illegal workers and TB scare uncovered. The raid, conducted in February at Chicken n Beer in Stanfield Road, Winton, Bournemouth, identified a female worker

UK wage growth slows to 5.6% while unemployment rises to 4.5%, as ONS reports ongoing decline in vacancies and youth unemployment at 12.8%.

UK ends overseas care worker recruitment as new immigration rules aim to reduce net migration and support domestic staffing in the care sector.

NHS employee wins £28,989 in compensation after being compared to Darth Vader in a team quiz, with tribunal ruling the comment 'insulting'.

UK Average Wage in 2025. As of early 2025, the average weekly earnings (AWE) for full-time employees in the UK stand at £711. The median salary across all workers,

King Charles visits the £4.5bn Thames Tideway Tunnel and praises its engineering while joking about a “humongous horror” of rain. The project will cut sewage pollution in the River Thames by 95%.