National minimum wage - don't be that employer
Even though the national minimum wage has been with us for over 18 years, some employers - including household names - still manage to break the rules and receive some quite embarrassing publicity as a...
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Kirsti Laird is senior associate at Charles Russell Speechlys. She rounds up the latest rulings.
View ArticlePay self-employed workers the national minimum wage, says thinktank
Certain self-employed workers should be paid the minimum wage, according to recommendations by the Resolution Foundation.
View ArticleArgos tops HMRC's latest list of national minimum wage offenders
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has published its latest list of employers that have failed to comply with national minimum wage laws, with a record £1.9 million to be handed out in compensation for loss...
View ArticleNational minimum wage: Avoid the pitfalls of pay averaging
Earlier this year it was reported that John Lewis set aside £36 million to compensate for a potential national minimum wage breach. As the Government releases its latest list of organisations owing...
View ArticleHow HR can help in a tough financial climate
With an estimated one in eight workers living in poverty and many employees feeling the squeeze of below-inflation pay awards, how can HR support them to make the best of their money, asks Steve Herbert?
View ArticleLetter advising a worker of a pay increase because of a rise in the rate of...
Updated to reflect the increase to national minimum wage rates, effective from 1 April 2017.
View ArticleUnder-25s earn less for doing the same work, argues charity
Workers aged under 25 are missing out on up to nearly £6,300 per year because they're not entitled to the national living wage, according to the Young Women's Trust.
View ArticleLetter providing national minimum wage statement
Updated to reflect the increase to national minimum wage rates, effective from 1 April 2017.
View ArticleLetter advising a worker of a pay increase because of a rise in the rate of...
Updated to reflect the increase to national minimum wage rates, effective from 1 April 2017.
View ArticleSleep-in payback scheme described as "suicide note" for social care employers
A government scheme designed to help social care providers comply with minimum wage legislation has been described as a "suicide note".
View ArticleTUC calls for overhaul of minimum wage rates
The TUC is calling on the Government to raise the national living wage to £10 "as quickly as possible" and to make national minimum wage rates fairer for younger workers and apprentices.
View ArticleLetter providing national minimum wage statement
Updated to include details of the national minimum wage rates, effective from 1 April 2018.
View ArticleNational minimum wage
Updated to reflect the new rates of the national minimum wage in force from 1 April 2018.
View ArticleNational minimum wage
Updated to include the new rates of the national minimum wage in force from 1 April 2018.
View ArticleBudget 2017: National living wage rise confirmed at £7.83
There were few surprises for employers in today's budget, the first delivered since the snap general election in June.
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