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Minimum wage

Employers must pay workers the national minimum wage. The rates, which increase on 1 October each year, are divided into the main adult rate (workers aged 21 and over), the development rate (workers aged 18-20 inclusive) and the youth rate (workers aged 16 and 17). There is also an apprentice rate.

An additional rate for workers aged 25 and over, which is being called the “national living wage”, is being introduced from 1 April 2016.


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    Almost half a million staff paid below the legal minimum

    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 26 Apr 2019

    Almost half a million people were paid less than the hourly minimum wage they were entitled to in 2017/18, according...

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    Directors held personally liable for exploitative treatment of farm workers

    by Jo Faragher 24 Apr 2019
    by Jo Faragher 24 Apr 2019

    Two company directors have been held personally liable for breaching employment contracts in a series of damning claims made by...

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    Caravan park staff not entitled to NMW for night call outs

    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2019
    by Ashleigh Webber 18 Apr 2019

    Workers who were on call during the evening were conducting “time work” and should have received an hourly rate under...

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    A Great British success story: the national minimum wage

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2019
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2019

    Last October, chancellor Philip Hammond, trumpeting the end of austerity in his Budget address, told MPs that the national living...

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    National minimum wage: What are employers getting wrong?

    by Andrew Brookes and William Sweeney 1 Apr 2019
    by Andrew Brookes and William Sweeney 1 Apr 2019

    Two decades after its introduction, many employers are still getting caught out by the rules surrounding the national minimum wage....

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    Workers between 21 and 24 missing out on £200m a year

    by Jo Faragher 1 Apr 2019
    by Jo Faragher 1 Apr 2019

    As the national minimum wage celebrates its 20th anniversary, the TUC has claimed that young workers could be missing out...

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    Supermarket workers earn most in retail sector

    by Jo Faragher 28 Mar 2019
    by Jo Faragher 28 Mar 2019

    Supermarket workers earn the best rates in the retail sector, according to new analysis from Incomes Data Research.
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    April 2019 employment law changes: Seven things for HR to do

    by Stephen Simpson 18 Mar 2019
    by Stephen Simpson 18 Mar 2019

    Every April, HR professionals are faced with a raft of amended employment laws and deadlines for their organisation to meet....

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    Spring statement: minimum wage review and early apprenticeship reforms

    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2019
    by Jo Faragher 13 Mar 2019

    All the employment highlights from the Chancellor's spring statement...

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    New EU employment law to be reviewed by Parliament post-Brexit

    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2019
    by Rob Moss 6 Mar 2019

    Theresa May will today unveil how the UK government will handle emerging EU laws concerning workers’ rights after Brexit.
    The...

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    National living wage to increase nearly 5% from April 2019

    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2019
    by Rob Moss 20 Feb 2019

    The national living wage, the statutory national minimum wage for those aged 25 and over, will increase 4.9% from 1...

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    One-HR employment law review (webinar)

    by Personnel Today 4 Dec 2018
    by Personnel Today 4 Dec 2018

    Last chance to book your place: 6 December 2018 at 2pm. Barrister Kevin Charles scrutinises the latest developments in employment law including whistleblowing, minimum wage and more...

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    ‘Real’ Living Wage increases by 2.9% outside London

    by Rob Moss 5 Nov 2018
    by Rob Moss 5 Nov 2018

    The “real” Living Wage, the rate of pay set by the Living Wage Foundation, has increased 25 pence to £9...

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    The case for an independent labour standards agency

    by Darren Newman 12 Oct 2018
    by Darren Newman 12 Oct 2018

    Consultant editor Darren Newman considers the current system of labour standards enforcement and suggests that the Government could play a...

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    Union urges Uber users not to cross ‘digital picket line’

    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018
    by Rob Moss 9 Oct 2018

    The IWGB union has a called a 24-hour strike against Uber and is urging the public not use the taxi-hailing...

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