National minimum wage worked examples
Updated to include examples of the national minimum wage rate from 1 April 2016 for workers aged 25 or over (the national living wage).
View ArticleNational living wage: three practical scenarios for employers
The national living wage comes into effect on 1 April 2016. How well prepared is your organisation for applying rate changes when a worker moves from one rate to a higher rate band of the national...
View ArticleEight important April employment law changes
Each year, new employment legislation takes effect in April, and 2016 is no different. While the introduction of the national living wage has received the most attention, there are other legal changes...
View ArticleEmployment law changes April 2016: an eight-point checklist
Every April, new legislation affecting employment rights and responsibilities is introduced. This year, the development receiving the most attention is the introduction of the national living wage.
View ArticleNational living wage
The national living wage, the new higher rate of the national minimum wage, came into effect on 1 April 2016. The introductory rate is set at £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over and will increase to £9...
View ArticleIncrease to financial penalty for underpayment of national minimum wage...
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/68) increase the penalty imposed on employers that fail to pay workers the correct rate of the national minimum wage.
View ArticleConsultation on the national living wage and the national minimum wage
The Low Pay Commission consults on various aspects of the national living wage and national minimum wage.
View ArticleRestaurant tipping practices face regulation
Service charges that are automatically added to bills in restaurants could be a thing of the past under government plans to end unfair tipping practices and increase transparency for employees and...
View ArticleCall for evidence to end unfair tipping practices
The Government has launched a consultation on proposals to scrap automatic service charges in restaurants, in a bid to increase transparency for employees and consumers.
View ArticleNational living wage: how to tighten payroll and enhance productivity
Despite it being in place for several weeks now, many employers are still getting to grips with the costs and administration associated with the new national living wage. Neil Pickering looks at some...
View ArticleUpcoming developments in employment law
We provide a snapshot of key developments for employers in the coming months.
View ArticlePay forecasts for the private sector: 2016 survey
With a slow growing economy, few commentators expect a sudden change in pay growth for the foreseeable future. This is confirmed in XpertHR's survey of pay award forecasts, with the expected value of...
View ArticleNational living wage: extra age band encourages discrimination
The national living wage encourages employers to recruit younger workers over older workers to cut costs in breach of age discrimination laws, Labour MP Holly Lynch has argued during a parliamentary...
View ArticleWill the Government's planned restaurant tips law end unfair tipping practices?
Plans to increase transparency for consumers and employees in relation to tipping have been announced by the business secretary, Sajid Javid.
View ArticleSports Direct to back-pay warehouse workers
Staff at Sports Direct's Shirebrook warehouse are to receive back pay totalling around £1 million for non-payment of the national minimum wage.
View ArticleLetter advising a worker of a pay increase because of a rise in the rate of...
A model letter to advise a worker that his or her pay is increasing because of a rise in the rate of the national minimum wage on 1 October 2016
View ArticleNational minimum wage: new model letter
This model letter advises workers of a pay increase because of a rise in the rate of the national minimum wage on 1 October 2016.
View ArticleEmployment law update with Laurie Anstis
Our upcoming podcast will provide an overview of the key employment law changes on the horizon, including those coming into force in October.
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