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.
Jeremy Hunt to confirm new national minimum wage rates for 2024 in his conference speech, with the national living wage rising above £11.
Staff can become 'trapped' in cycles of minimum wage underpayment, a report from the Low Pay Commission has said.
The Resolution Foundation suggests 'good work agreeements' should be introduced to improve conditions for workers in low-paid jobs.
Safe from being named and shamed as not paying the national minimum wage? Non-compliance is more common than you think.
Unite sounds dissenting voice over Labour's National Policy Forum
The Liberal Democrats have said that care workers' pay needed to be brought up to at least £11.50 with immediate effect and be set at £12.42 from April 2024.
Uber is facing yet another challenge from original claimant James Farrar in the ongoing saga about pay and conditions.
Dr Duncan Brown analyses real earnings growth, or a lack thereof, in the UK and discusses the pay perspectives of economists and employees.
More than 200 employers have been named by the government as failing to pay the legal minimum wage.
A think tank is seeking investment to fund a trial of universal basic income in two communities in England.
These are the five most common national minimum wage mistakes employers make, from not uplifting pay to employees sacrificing too much pay.
The bill makes it unlawful for employers to withhold tips from employees, and introduces a new statutory code of practice.
What is the entitlement for employees who are off sick on a bank holiday? See this and other top HR questions for April 2023.
The Resolution Foundation has called for a renewed 'good work' agenda to improve minimum standards for workers.
From tomorrow (1 April 2023), all rates of the national minimum wage, including the national living wage, will increase.
