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.
Payroll professionals will be pleased to know there are no big suprises when it comes to this year’s payroll year...
HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2022.
Asda bosses have been strongly criticised for ‘forcing a real terms pay cut’ on its near 150,000 retail workers.
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More than 200 organisations have been exposed by the government for failing to pay employees the minimum wage.
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As many...
The government has confirmed that the national living wage will increase by 6.6% from £8.91 to £9.50 as it officially...
The ‘real’ Living Wage, the voluntary rate calculated based on what people need to live on, has increased to £9.90...
A taxi driver’s car rental payments and uniform costs should have been deducted from his pay for the purposes of...
The government’s policy of ‘naming and shaming’ organisations that break minimum wage rules is an effective deterrent against non-compliance, but...
Whistleblower reports of national minimum wage violations fell to just 2,488 for the past year, down from 2,580 in the previous 12 months.
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