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The government’s Tipping Act is a step closer to coming into force, as today the Code of Practice is published and laid before Parliament. The new Code of Practice will protect the tips of more than 2 million workers giving …

• Updated: 22 April 2024

Over 500 employers are named by government for failing to pay the minimum wage.

• Updated: 20 February 2024

Advice on claiming a tax refund for work expenses.

• Updated: 28 December 2023

Seasonal staff should check their pay to make sure they are being paid correctly.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.

• Updated: 1 April 2023

Minimum wage rates from April 2023 have now been announced.

• Updated: 17 November 2022

Mobile game advertising is being used for the first time by BEIS to promote the National Minimum Wage and Living Wage uplift in April – worth £1,000 extra to a full-time worker on the National Living Wage.

• Updated: 23 May 2022

Workers on the minimum wage will receive a higher percentage increase in pay than most other workers across the economy.

• Updated: 1 April 2022

Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.

• Updated: 31 March 2022

Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.

• Updated: 8 December 2021

Minimum wage rates from April 2022 have now been announced.

• Updated: 27 October 2021

By law, workers must be paid at least the minimum wage for their age - here are 10 outrageous excuses employers have used to try and flout the rules.

• Updated: 17 August 2021

The 191 named companies failed to pay £2.1 million to over 34,000 workers.

• Updated: 5 August 2021

Last year, HMRC helped more than 150,000 workers who were paid under the minimum wage and is reminding seasonal summer staff to check their pay.

• Updated: 9 July 2021

New workers’ watchdog will be created to protect the rights of UK workers.

• Updated: 8 June 2021

LPC underpayment report sets out how the pandemic has created new challenges for compliance

• Updated: 11 May 2021

A National Insurance contributions holiday for businesses who employ armed forces veterans comes into force on 6 April 2021.

• Updated: 6 April 2021

The age threshold for the National Living Wage changes from 25 to 23 as the rate increases on 1 April.

• Updated: 1 April 2021

Millions of workers in all parts of the UK will receive a pay increase from today.

• Updated: 1 April 2021

The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.

• Updated: 31 December 2020