A record-breaking five per cent pay rise is being offered to thousands of NHS workers in Scotland, but union leaders have insisted that it “won’t cut it” in the grip of the biggest cost-of-living crisis in decades. Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf said the proposed wages hike, which could amount to £2,400 a year for
The head of Japan’s largest labor organization, Rengo, attended a meeting Monday of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party to discuss social security, a sign that the two sides may be warming to each other ahead of this summer’s House of Councilors election. The participation of Tomoko Yoshino in an LDP meeting is quite rare, bolstering
IMAGE GALLERY (CLICK TO ENLARGE). More than two-thirds of Japanese firms do not prepare to raise base pay at this years labor talks, a survey revealed, with pay increases more most likely to come in the kind of one-time benefits that may not kick-start family spending.A slim majority of firms stated they would raise the
