National Living Wage news

On unveiling the Autumn Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said there would be no return to austerity and that she would cut NHS waiting lists, debt ... More

The much-anticipated UK government’s Spending Review (SR) 2025 was delivered yesterday (11 June), which sets departmental budgets until 2028-9. Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the SR ... More

UK Active has written to chancellor, Rachel Reeves, asking for measures to offset the cost increases the fitness sector will incur as a result of ... More

Chanchellor, Rachel Reeves, talked about fixing the NHS and rebuilding Britain in the budget, but failed to give any detail about the role sport and ... More

Giving low-pay workers more holidays and a guaranteed increase in wages would provide the British economy with a productivity boost. That's the message from thinktank ... More

Danny Drayson has been on a journey from school drop-out to fitness and young person development ambassador at Life Leisure – and has now landed ... More

Britain’s impending withdrawal from the European Union will present a broad range of challenges for leisure training and qualifications, says one of the sector’s leading ... More

Xercise4Less has announced plans to pay all staff above and beyond the new National Living Wage, which comes into effect this week. Friday (1 April) ... More

Nuffield Health has pledged to ensure all its staff will earn at least the new National Living Wage from next month, not just over-25s as ... More

As National Apprenticeship Week kicks off today (14 March), new research has found that 80 per cent of managers believe apprentices are vital to their ... More

The Local Government Association (LGA) has cautioned that councils will have to continue to divert money from other local services, such as parks and leisure ... More

The fast-approaching National Living Wage is either a great opportunity for the fitness industry to up-skill or a massive threat to the quality of staff, ... More