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Burnley Town Hall. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Resident's anger of £34k cost to replace town hall boss

WH Smith, M&S and Argos fined for failing to pay minimum wage

3 highstreet retailers fined for failing to pay workers minimum wage

Unite the union said its members will no longer strike following an improved pay offer from the employers. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty images)

Unite calls off 31-day Heathrow Airport strike after last-minute offer

A cybercrime gang thought to be based in Russia has issued an ultimatum to victims of a mass hack (Photo: Getty Images)

BBC, BA and Boots issued with ultimatum by cyber gang Clop

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Holly Willoughby breaks silence after Phillip Schofield confession

Phillip Schofield. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images)

ITV say they are ‘deeply disappointed’ with Phillip Schofield

Prospect members on a picket line (Photo: Prospect)

Civil servants union strikes: Two strike days announced

Part-time jobs which could earn you over £93,000 a year - full list

NHS physiotherapists take part in a strike outside of St Thomas’ Hospital on January. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

NHS unions and government reach pay offer deal

The University of Cambridge is one of 24 Russell group universities (image: Adobe)

UK cities with the highest employee satisfaction revealed

A driver supporting the NEU strike action (Photo: Getty)

200,000 teachers to strike over next three days

Martin Lewis has shared a ‘rule’ to help full and part-time workers save for their retirement

Martin Lewis explains ‘scary rule of thumb’ to save for pension

The PCS Union, which represents civil servants, will stage further strike action in March. (Credit: Getty Images)

Driving examiners to strike for 10 days throughout March

Strike action by firefighters has been avoided for now

UK firefighters postpone strike action to vote on improved pay offer

The PCS Union (Credit: Getty Images)

PCS union announce 100,000 members will strike on Budget Day

Members of the Fire Brigades Union (Photo: Fire Brigades Union)

UK firefighters’ strike 2023: everything you need to know

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 30: Protesters take part in a union rally on November 30, 2022 in London, England. Representatives of National Education Union (NEU), Communication Workers Union (CWU) and the public-service union Unison joined a rally by the University and College Union (UCU) amid strike action by staff at educational institutions across the UK. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

UCU confirm strike dates for February and March - 70,000 to walk out

The government has rejected calls for women to get menopause leave

Menopause leave trial rejected by government

Members of the University and College Union (UCU) during a rally in Glasgow.

UCU staff at 150 universities to strike over pay disputes

Around 100,000 civil servants will take part in a 24-hour walkout, the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has confirmed. (Credit: Getty Images)

100,000 civil servants to strike next month

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Ad Feature Support for SMEs in Burnley and East Lancs to take on apprentices

What is the National Living Wage and what is the minimum hourly rate of pay currently in the UK in 2022?

National Living Wage: What is it & hourly rate of pay in the UK

There are plenty of jobs available in Lancashire around the Christmas period

Christmas jobs: Here are some of the positions available in Lancashire

Business rates Covid support totalling more than £473,000 has gone unallocated in the Ribble Valley

Covid business support totalling £473,000 has gone unspent in the Ribble Valley

Mark Dawe, chief executive of The Skills Network

New series of free skills course on offer in Lancashire

Alison Robinson, LEP director and chairman of the Lancashire Skills and Employment Advisory Panel

New series of digital skills courses on offer to Lancashire businesses

Preston College concentrates on boosting students soft skills as well as specific ones needed for their careers, says Simon Nixon, Interim Principal and Chief Executive

Lancashire employers are on the lookout for soft skills

UCLan is organising degree apprenticeship events in both Preston and Burnley to matchmake employers and learners in the engineering, construction, business and digital sectors.

UCLan to host degree apprenticeship matchmaking events

Pendle MP Andrew Stephenson

Thousands of Pendle folk better off due to workplace pensions

LNER named UK top employer for third year running

Frontline healthcare staff in England must be fully vaccinated against Covid by 1 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Healthcare staff face sack without exit payments under Covid jab plans

The Calico Group has been ranked second in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers List 2021/22.

Burnley company that prides itself on creating a diverse working environment ran...

The UK has been hit by a fuel shortages over the past week (Photo: Getty)

Do I still need to go to work if I can’t get petrol? Your legal rights explained

John Lewis and Pret a Manger were amongst the 191 businesses named for underpaying employees (Photo: Leon Neal/ TOLGA AKMEN/Getty Images)

‘Named and shamed’: the full list of 191 businesses that paid employees less tha...

The Chancellor announced the scheme as part of the March Budget. (Photo by Tolga Akmen - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Businesses can now apply for £3000 cash boost for taking on apprentices

New T Levels have been launched

New 'T Levels' part of Government plan to revolutionise skills and technical edu...

Numerous employment laws changes are coming into effect in April (Photo: Shutterstock)

5 employment law changes coming in April - what staff and companies need to know

Tomahawk Steakhouse says ‘every single employee’ agreed to sacrifice wages - and claims no one was threatened with redundancy (Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Tomahawk Steakhouse says ‘every single employee’ agreed to sacrifice wages - and...

Polling has polling found that employees have been placed under pressure to come into offices when they could be working from home (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

1 in 5 still going into work unnecessarily due to pressure from bosses

Proponents of the four day week suggest it could save jobs in the wake of the pandemic (Photo: Shutterstock)

Spain and India are adopting a 4 day working week in the wake of Covid-19 - coul...

Charlotte Braithwaite

Burnley businesses called upon to help the town’s young people

Previously the rapid testing initiative was only available to larger businesses with more than 250 employees (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Companies with more than 50 employees will be offered rapid Covid testing - what...

Can your boss force you to have a Covid vaccine? We asked an employment lawyer

Can tradesmen still go to work during England’s latest national lockdown?

Scots Guards veteran and Lancashire county councillor Alf Clempson at the Help for Heroes statue at the charity's base for recovery services in Catterick

How Lancashire veterans could be a boost to the county's businesses

Brits told to take more sick days and stop "soldiering on" - your pay rights exp...