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National minimum wage 2013/2014: Vince Cable announces 1.9% increase to adult rate

Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced that the national minimum wage adult rate will increase by 1.9%, with effect from Tuesday 1 October 2013. This will take the national minimum wage adult rate to £6.31 per hour for 2013/2014. National minimum...

Published 15 Apr 2013 1:00 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: national minimum wage, nmw, vince cable

National minimum wage 2012/2013 increase to £6.19 per hour comes into effect

The national minimum wage rates for 2012/2013 come into effect from today (Monday 1 October 2012). The UK national minimum wage adult rate increases by 1.8%, to £6.19 per hour. However, this increase does not apply to all national minimum wage rates for...

Published 1 Oct 2012 11:15 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, economic outlook, economic commentary

Union activity on the rise as TUC plans mass demonstration in London for Saturday 20 October 2012

As autumn 2012 approaches, the UK's trade union movement is gearing up for concerted action against what Unison's Dave Prentis dubs the Coalition Government's "mindless austerity agenda." The trade unions' agenda is wide-ranging...

Published 7 Sep 2012 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: tuc, trade unions, employee relations, strikes, national minimum wage, Unison, pcs, gmb, frances o'grady

National minimum wage rates for 2012/2013 announced

The national minimum wage rates for 2012/2013, which come into effect from Monday 1 October 2012, have been announced this morning (Monday 19 March 2012). The national minimum wage adult rate will be increased by 11p per hour with effect from 1 October...

Published 19 Mar 2012 11:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage

Budget 2012: What can we expect from George Osborne's Budget 2012?

Chancellor George Osborne is scheduled to deliver the Budget 2012 later this month (on Wednesday 21 March 2012). Budget 2012: Little room to manoeuvre? Some commentators argue that Osborne has little room to manoeuvre this time around: "The Chancellor...

Published 2 Mar 2012 9:30 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: economics, national minimum wage, budget, pensions, george osborne, income tax, employment law reform, buget 2012

Is the national minimum wage 'a machine to destroy jobs'?

Given the current backdrop of ongoing economic uncertainty, subdued pay awards, rising unemployment and falling inflation, news of the annual increase to the national minimum wage for 2012/2013 (due to come into effect on Monday 1 October 2012) will be...

Published 27 Jan 2012 8:40 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, low pay commission, lpc

National minimum wage 2011/2012: Five key facts for employers

At the start of last month, the national minimum wage increase for 2011/2012 came into effect. From Saturday 1 October 2011, the main adult rate of the national minimum wage increasing by 2.5% (from its previous rate of £5.93 per hour), to stand at £6...

Published 21 Nov 2011 7:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, low pay commission, lpc

HR data round-up October 2011: National minimum wage; HR data visualisation; & using HR data effectively

At the start of this month, the national minimum wage increase for 2011/2012 came into effect, with the main adult rate of the national minimum wage increasing by 2.5% (from its previous rate of £5.93 per hour), to stand at £6.08 per hour. To mark the...

Published 19 Oct 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: benchmarking, national minimum wage, hr policy and strategy, absence, employee engagement, xperthr surveys

The future of the national minimum wage: Two-year increases & removal of income tax burden in prospect?

The UK national minimum wage moved above the £6 per hour level when the 2011/2012 national minimum wage uprating (which saw the national minimum wage adult rate rise to £6.08 per hour) came into effect on Saturday 1 October 2011. So what might we expect...

Published 3 Oct 2011 2:45 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, low pay commission, lpc, income tax

National minimum wage 2011/2012 increase to £6.08 per hour comes into effect

Today sees the UK national minimum wage break the £6 per hour barrier. The increases to the national minimum wage for 2011/2012 come into effect today (1 October 2011): The national minimum wage adult rate increases to £6.08 per hour for 2011/2012. This...

Published 1 Oct 2011 8:45 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage

Pay awards...

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Published 7 Sep 2011 4:06 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, pay awards, national minimum wage, survey, loadsamoney

Interns paid above national minimum wage - or not at all

The pressure is on for employers to pay people on work experience if they contribute to the work of the organisation, following a Government social mobility report , and recommendations from the 2010 Low Pay Commission report. In the light of this, it...

Published 21 Jun 2011 4:32 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage, research, interns, pay, pay intelligence, work experience

National minimum wage 2011/2012: How will the 2.5% increase to £6.08 for October 2011 stack up against inflation?

With private sector pay expectations subdued, the 2011/2012 national minimum wage increase could prop up whole economy pay awards in the closing months of 2011. But how will it compare with inflation? It was announced on Thursday 7 April 2011 that the...

Published 6 May 2011 8:00 AM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, tuc, inflation, national minimum wage

Work experience - change coming soon?

2011 has seen plenty of publicity on the topic of work experience and a focus on possible change to the way internships and similar schemes are carried out. Firstly, unpaid internships could come under greater scrutiny following recommendations by the...

Published 5 May 2011 5:14 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: surveys, recruitment, training and development, national minimum wage, research, interns, pay, work experience

National minimum wage 2011/2012 rates confirmed

The new rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), effective from 1 October 2011, have been confirmed by the Government today. The adult rate will increase by 2.5% to £6.08 an hour. Read the full details on our Pay Intelligence blog . Read More...

Published 7 Apr 2011 2:23 PM by XpertHR - Employment Intelligence

Filed under: pay and benefits, national minimum wage

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National minimum wage 2013/2014: Vince Cable announces 1.9% increase to adult rate

National minimum wage 2012/2013 increase to £6.19 per hour comes into effect

Union activity on the rise as TUC plans mass demonstration in London for Saturday 20 October 2012

National minimum wage rates for 2012/2013 announced

Budget 2012: What can we expect from George Osborne's Budget 2012?

Is the national minimum wage 'a machine to destroy jobs'?

National minimum wage 2011/2012: Five key facts for employers

HR data round-up October 2011: National minimum wage; HR data visualisation; & using HR data effectively

The future of the national minimum wage: Two-year increases & removal of income tax burden in prospect?

National minimum wage 2011/2012 increase to £6.08 per hour comes into effect

Pay awards...

Interns paid above national minimum wage - or not at all

National minimum wage 2011/2012: How will the 2.5% increase to £6.08 for October 2011 stack up against inflation?

Work experience - change coming soon?

National minimum wage 2011/2012 rates confirmed