{
  "id": 10164074,
  "title": "My older colleague earns £20k more than me for a similar job, can I demand a pay rise?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/my-older-colleague-earns-20k-more-than-me-for-a-similar-job-can-i",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-27T05:01:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16160081/My-older-colleague-earns-20k-similar-job-demand-pay-rise.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "My boss says it's because that's what it cost to get them to move from a rival company, and they are ten years' older with higher earnings built up over a longer career.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}