Tag Archive: national minimum wage

Important updates for employers

Posted 8th February 2023 at 10:45 am

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This blog brings you two important updates about pay and conditions that all employers need to be aware of.   Government to crack down on ‘fire and rehire’ practices The government is taking action against unscrupulous employers that use the controversial practice of ‘fire and rehire’, it has announced. ‘Fire and rehire’ refers to when an employer fires an employee and offers them a new contract on new, often less-favourable terms. The government has been clear on its opposition to this practice being used as a negotiating tactic and is now making it clear how it expects employers to behave.... Read more

Employers named and shamed for paying less than minimum wage

Posted 1st September 2021 at 2:55 pm

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Following investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, 191 businesses were recently named for breaking national minimum wage law during the period 2011 to 2018. The majority of these offences were caused by individual incidents of wrongful deductions or for failure to pay correct overtime, but a significant proportion of the businesses named had failed to pay the correct apprenticeship rate, meaning the apprentices were consistently underpaid from the outset. “She does not deserve the National Minimum Wage because she only makes the teas and sweeps the floors” A total of £2.1 million was found to be owed to over... Read more

National Minimum Wage Increase

Posted 24th February 2021 at 8:52 am

The government has announced that from 1st April 2021 the National Minimum Wage rates are increasing, and the age from which workers become eligible for the higher National Living Wage will be lowered from 25 to 23 years of age.   The National Living Wage will increase by 2.2 per cent from £8.72 to £8.91, and will be extended to 23 and 24 year olds for the first time. For workers aged under 23, there have been smaller increases in recognition of the risks to youth employment which the current economic situation poses. Bryan Sanderson, Chair of the Low Pay... Read more