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.
The level of pay rises across the economy has been low for some time. The latest figures from pay analysts...
There has been a raft of employment law changes for HR to get to grips with already this year, including...
The Government has asked the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to look at ways of streamlining the wage rate for apprentices....
The Government has published a list of employers that have failed to pay the minimum wage to staff.
Under the...
Some commentators fear that increasing the national minimum wage to the living wage would have a catastrophic impact on the...
The national minimum wage is 15 years old this week, and to coincide HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has revealed...
The national minimum wage will increase by 19p per hour to £6.50, business secretary Vince Cable has announced.
Cable has...
Two-thirds (63.2%) of employers believe that the Government should act to encourage the payment of the living wage, according to...
The Low Pay Commission’s proposal for an above-inflation increase in the national minimum wage has been broadly welcomed by...
In January 2014, the Government announced its intentions to crack down on rogue employers that do not comply with national...
Employers who do not pay their workers the national minimum wage face increased penalties of up to £20,000 as part...
What employers can do to make sure they are supporting the work-life balance of 16- to 24-year-olds...
A bold rise in the national minimum wage is needed next year to ease the squeeze on living standards for the lowest paid workers, the TUC has warned.
As the Government this month publishes details of how HM Revenue & Customs can name and shame employers who break...
Following a busy summer of employment law changes in June, July and September, there are further new measures coming into...
