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 national minimum wage for apprentices should be increased to £5.00 an hour, say employers.This is according to the Chartered Institute...
The Government has announced that the national minimum wage for young workers will be frozen when the new adult rates...
Wray v JW Lees & Co (Brewers) LtdFACTSMs Wray was a temporary pub manager who was provided with free accommodation...
1 October 2011 sees the introduction of some key changes to employment law that organisations of all sizes need to be...
The Pay Your Interns campaign, led by graduate advice site Graduate Fog, will draw attention to large companies that take advantage of...
On 12 May 2011, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) claimed its first victory in its “cashback for interns” campaign...
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations for an increase in national minimum wage rates. The adult...
Employers who deliberately flout the national minimum wage law will be named and shamed in press notices, as well as...
Schemes that operate at the moment allow part of employees’ pay, which would normally be subject to tax and NIC,...
The TUC will tell the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to recommend raising the adult national minimum wage next year by...
Newly elected Labour leader Ed Miliband has caused consternation among business leaders, with his debut speech hinting at an increase...
Regulations governing employers’ obligations in regards to the national minimum wage change on 1 October 2010, as well as the rates...
Pay awards in the retail sector have tumbled to a median of just 1.2%, research published today has revealed. The...
Employers are “almost certainly” breaking the law with unpaid internships, according to a new report.Unpaid internships are common in sectors...
The age at which workers become eligible for the full national minimum wage (NMW) rate will drop to 21 this...
