The National Minimum Wage legislation is complex and there have been a number of high profile cases in recent years particularly in the care industry concerning whether carers are entitled to the national minimum wage when sleeping or on call. The National Minimum laws contain highly complex rules about calculating the number of hours worked […]
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News – National Minimum Wage
National Minimum Wage v Living Wage
It is worth noting that the new national living wage is in fact a new tier of the national minimum wage for the over 25’s. This is not be confused with the living wage which is voluntary and concerns the basic cost of living. The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills has issued guidance on […]
National minimum wage v living wage
Ever wondered what the difference between the national minimum wage and the living wage is? Well here we explain the national minimum wage v living wage puzzle. April 2016 is due to see the introduction of the national living wage which will increase the national minimum wage to £7.20 for adults over the age of 25 […]
National Minimum Wage October 2015
Just a reminder that the new rates for the National Minimum Wage come into force tomorrow 1st October 2015. Notwithstanding the recent publicity concerning the living wage the national minimum wage is still in place and indeed the Government has a naming and shaming policy and fines for those who fail to comply. From 1 […]
National Minimum Wage shame
The Government has released its latest list of 25 employers who have failed to pay their staff the national minimum wage and have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) following calls to the Pay and Work Rights Helpline by the workers. The cases have been investigated and notices issued. Once again the names on […]
National Minimum Wage and sleeping time
When the provisions of the Working Time Regulations came into force, there was a run of cases concerning whether those that were required to be on night shifts sleeping at the employer’s premises were in fact working for the purposes of working time. The recent case of Esparon t/a Middle West Residential Care Home v […]
NMW penalties to increase
BIS has announced that the penalty for employers who fail to pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will increase from February 2014 to £20,000.00. This is of course alongside the name and shame policy so it will be interesting to see who the first offenders are under the increased penalty regime . As always – watch […]
Interns and national minimum wage
There has been lots of press coverage over the past few months about unpaid work and in particular internships. The Government has recently launched new guidance for interns on the issue of fair pay to help tackle some of the issues around knowledge. HMRC also appears to be taking a more proactive role. HMRC enforces […]
National Minimum Wage changes
The national minimum wage increased this month, which is said to benefit approximately 890,000 workers. From 1st October 2013, the rates are as set out below: Adult £6.31 Aged 18-20 £5.03 Aged 16-17 £3.72 Apprentice £2.68 Also from 1st October 2013, those that fail to pay the national minimum wage will be named and shamed publically. […]
National Minimum Wage rises for October
The summer is a traditionally quiet period for employment news as everyone heads off for their summer holidays. Some Courts break for the summer recess and everyone is busy enjoying the British summer. Well on a quiet news day, I thought I would share a forthcoming change in employment law or rather a raise in […]