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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.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Minimum wage rates from April 2023 have now been announced.
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.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Workers on the minimum wage will receive a higher percentage increase in pay than most other workers across the economy.
Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.
Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.
Minimum wage rates from April 2022 have now been announced.
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.
The 191 named companies failed to pay £2.1 million to over 34,000 workers.
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.
New workers’ watchdog will be created to protect the rights of UK workers.
LPC underpayment report sets out how the pandemic has created new challenges for compliance
A National Insurance contributions holiday for businesses who employ armed forces veterans comes into force on 6 April 2021.
The age threshold for the National Living Wage changes from 25 to 23 as the rate increases on 1 April.
Millions of workers in all parts of the UK will receive a pay increase from today.
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) will have a key role to play delivering the pledges made in the Spending Review
Millions of UK workers to receive increase in pay from April 2021 following rise in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Announcement of the 2021 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
The LPC’s non-compliance and enforcement report looks at why so many apprentices are underpaid and what can be done about it.
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