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.
Although the Employment Rights Bill is still making its way through parliament, there are a number of obligations coming into force this April.
National Pharmacy Association advises 6,000 member pharmacies to work to rule, if sufficient funding is not delivered by government.
The CIPD is urging the government to provide clarity for employers as new amendments to the Employment Rights Bill are unveiled.
Sheila Attwood discusses upcoming changes to apprenticeships and the implications on employers.
Lidl is giving its 28,000 hourly-paid employees a pay rise from March 2025, ahead of the increase in the national living wage.
Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Machin repeats call on government to phase in increase to employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs).
Crawley Town FC, according to the Guardian, asked kitman to work 100 hours a week for no extra pay.
Concerns around an increase in employer taxes have contributed to a record jump in the number of UK businesses in financial distress.
Most employers support a crackdown on unpaid or underpaid internships as new research suggests a growing class divide in accessing schemes.
The cost of employing low-wage workers will hit a record high in 2025, according to analysis by the Centre for Policy Studies.
A new report from the Low Pay Commission (LPC) estimates that around 371,000 people were underpaid in April 2024.
The UK rate of inflation has hit its highest level in eight months, rising to 2.6% in the year to November.
Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or commit serious employment breaches will be barred from hiring overseas workers, the Home Office has announced.
UK pay rises remained stagnant in the third quarter of this year, plateauing at 4%, according to data from Brightmine.
Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.
