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Labour conference: Shock and outrage over Field’s minimum wage comments

By John Pring on 28th September 2017 Category: Employment

Labour conference: Shock and outrage over Field’s minimum wage comments
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Disabled party activists have expressed shock and outrage after the Labour chair of the Commons work and pensions committee suggested that employers should be allowed to pay some disabled people less than the minimum wage. Among the critics were two disabled […]

Labour MP told to quit influential post after ‘offensive’ minimum wage call

By John Pring on 21st September 2017 Category: Employment

Labour MP told to quit influential post after ‘offensive’ minimum wage call
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Disabled activists have called for a Labour MP to resign as chair of the Commons work and pensions select committee, after he called for employers to be allowed to pay some disabled people less than the minimum wage. Frank Field (pictured) […]

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