Retailers will be putting staff recruitment on hold and increasing the costs of their products and services as they come to terms with the rises
National Living Wage
The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has warned that thousands of pharmacies face a financial ‘cliff edge’ in April as rises in National Insurance and National
Independent retailers and forecourt operators are being urged to plan now for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rises. From 1st April 2023 the
Lidl Northern Ireland has confirmed it will increase hourly pay for more than 1,000 employees from 1st March 2023 following its commitment to match the
More than 300,000 people working for employers who have voluntarily signed up to the Real Living Wage are getting a pay boost of 40p to
The National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage in the UK apply to workers in Northern Ireland. These minimum wage rates are the hourly rate

