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Workers' rights to rest breaks at work - length of breaks, how your age affects rest breaks, exceptions to the rules for shift workers, young people, and drivers
Workers over 18 are usually entitled to 3 types of break - rest breaks at…
Employers can say when employees take rest breaks during work time as long…
Workers may be entitled to ‘compensatory rest’ if they don’t have the…
Workers aren’t entitled to the 3 general types of rest break if they work…
Young workers (above school leaving age and under 18) are usually entitled…
Workers who can’t take or aren’t allowed rest breaks should speak to their…
Tax and reporting rules for employers providing meals for employees and directors
As an employer providing meals for your employees, you have certain tax,…
You don’t have to report anything to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) or pay…
If the meals or vouchers you provide aren’t exempt, you may have to report…
The following guides contain more detailed information: subsidised meals…
Low Pay Commission publishes advice to Government on the future of the National Minimum Wage beyond 2024
Schools can sanction pupils or exclude them - find out what schools are allowed to do, like search pupils for knives or drugs
Slides from the Make UK Defence's webinar on 13 December 2023
This Policy Brief focuses on polices and programmes
Evidence on how Covid-19 affected browser usage, using digital trace data on PC and smartphone based browsing patterns
UK Hydrographic Office marks successful participation at 3rd Session of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Assembly in Monaco
The Government Digital Service style guide covers style, spelling and grammar conventions for all content published on GOV.UK, arranged alphabetically.
Non-statutory guidance and case studies for schools in England wanting to increase the length of their school week, including those delivering below the minimum 32.5 hours.
Low Pay Commission recommendations take the minimum wage to its long term target in April 2024
Safeguarding guidance for providers of activities, after-school clubs, tuition and other out-of-school settings.
Explains the national living wage (NLW) announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
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