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Amazon workers in Coventry - the first in the UK to strike - are to take a further six days of industrial action in a continuing dispute over pay. Strikes by GMB union members will be from 16 to 18 April and 21 to 23 April. It follows action earlier this year.more

Around 1.7 million workers will get a “significant” pay boost when the national minimum wage (NLW) increases from Saturday – but food price inflation continues to outstrip rises in earnings during the cost of living crisis.more

The UK economy performed better than previously estimated at the end of last year, revised official figures show. It was previously thought the economy had not grown in the last three months of 2022, but new Office for National Statistics data shows it grew by 0.1%.more

Workers are being warned to not miss out on a hefty payment. People are entitled to a tax refund with the average amount around €1,880 per person. However, many people can be overwhelmed by the process of claiming back money so here is a simple step-by-step guide on how to easily do it.more

The British public has more confidence in the EU than the UK parliament, a new survey has found in a remarkable turnaround of a trend lasting decades.more

A new plan to cut greenhouse gases and lower energy costs by investing in renewable energy and nuclear is being unveiled by the government. Ministers say they want the UK to have the cheapest electricity in Europe by 2035, but admit the strategy is unlikely to bring down bills next year.more

A rise in the state pension age to 68 will not be brought forward yet, the government is to announce. Those born on or after 5 April 1977 will be the first cohort to work to 68, under current plans. A 2017 government review suggested expanding this include to those born in the late 1960s.more

Millions of Brits will be hit by two major changes to NHS prescription charges this week. Most will have to pay more for their prescriptions as of April 1, after the Government unveiled plans to increase charges in line with inflation. more

As many as 70 percent of us have such plans, which shows the effect of inflation felt by households. 65 percent of Poles plan to save up to 30 percent. - "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Nearly half of people have recently been somewhere that has not accepted or has discouraged the use of cash, according to a survey.more

The owner of the British daily The Guardian has apologized for the role the newspaper's founders played in transatlantic slavery and announced a ten-year program to right the wrongs done in this way.more

Experts claim Ireland could become a cashless society within five years after contactless payments soared by almost a third in a year. A study conducted by the Banking and Payments Federation Ireland found almost €18bn in contactless payments were made last year - the highest level recorded since 2016 and a jump of almost 32% on 2021.more

The cost of living crisis should start to ease within weeks, the Governor of the Bank of England said last night.more

Water firms have been encouraged to be more “creative” in how they charge customers to help them cut bills and save supplies. Under new Ofwat rules, Affinity Water, which supplies households across south-east England, will charge around 1,500 pre-selected households a cheaper rate for using a lower amount of water.more

Barclays has announced plans to close 14 more bank branches across England and Wales. It follows an announcement in January that 15 branches would close.more

Low-income households will receive the first instalment of the next set of cost-of-living payments between 25 April and 17 May, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says. more

Only one in seven of the British public are satisfied with social care services, according to analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey by the Nuffield Trust and The King’s Fund. more

Over the course of four years, the number of returns filed by the richest taxpayers with annual incomes of more than PLN 1 million has increased. The data also shows that Poles have not become poorer during the pandemic, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported today.more

Customer loyalty cards have long provided a bonus hit for shoppers - from discounts on the weekly shop and special offers to points to spend on treats, stores have almost raced to outdo one another with the best deals.more

Energy giant Ovo has launched its first deal for customers cheaper than the government's cap on household bills. The firm will offer a fixed 12-month tariff of £2,275 for existing customers, at a time when the government is limiting typical household bills to £2,500.more

The forced takeover of Credit Suisse bank has helped avert a global banking crisis, but it has struck a blow to Swiss pride, Belgian business daily De Tijd wrote yesterday. "Switzerland is no longer a safe island," the newspaper assessed.more

After more than a decade of low interest rates, mortgage borrowers are facing hefty increases in repayments this year. Rising interest rates mean homeowners are now facing increases to monthly bills that are adding hundreds, if not thousands, of pounds. However, there are ways to bring your mortgage payments down.more

The average council tax bill is set to top £2,000 for the first time next month as local authorities buckle under growing financial pressures. Government figures released on Thursday show the average bill for band D properties will be £2,065 in 2023-24 – up by £99. more

The cutbacks came as spending on several essential outgoings rocketed, with the value of spending on utility bills rising by around a third (34%) compared to the same time last year.more

Information about the problems of banks in the United States made customers lose confidence in the Swiss Credit Suisse. However, the risk of a crisis of the banking system in Europe is unlikely, according to the analysts of the Polish Economic Institute.more