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 Federation of Small Businesses has published its 'manifesto', highlighting what SMEs would like to see from the next government.
April 2024's most popular FAQs on Brightmine, formerly XpertHR, include queries around minimum wage rules and holiday pay.
P&O wages: Ferry operator will comply with new French regulations requiring it to pay £9.96 an hour minimum to workers.
Personnel Today provides an HR checklist of things to do in April 2024, as new employment laws come into force in the UK.
Some of the UK’s largest companies ‘trying to argue that a 10% rise in minimum wage shouldn’t be covered in the rates they pay for temporary staff’.
The Low Pay Commission has recommended to the government that it moves towards expanding the National Living Wage (NLW) to anyone over-18.
French maritime minister says he was ‘shocked’ by P&O Ferries sackings, adding his government ‘needed to do something’.
Supermarket chain Aldi is to increase hourly pay for store assistants and deputy store managers from 1 June.
The Department for Business and Trade yesterday published a list of 524 employers who have collectively left 172,000 workers a combined £16m out of pocket.
The Office for National Statistics recorded 3.7 million UK jobs paid below the real Living Wage in April 2023, 200,000 more than a year earlier.
The apprentice minimum wage is not sufficient, according to a report that says pay should be increased for apprentices aged 18 and over.
BrewDog has withdrawn from the 'real' Living Wage, but are there legal implications to this decision?
The live-in domestic worker exemption under the national minimum wage regulations is being removed on 1 April 2024.
BrewDog has withdrawn from the voluntary 'real' Living Wage scheme, causing anger among staff and union members.
Survey finds one in five SMEs would be less likely to hire a candidate if during an interview they requested to work in a hybrid way.
