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Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help
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Tips at work do not count towards the National Minimum Wage - tips and tax, what your employer has to do, advice and help, cash in hand payments
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You have to pay Income Tax on any tips you get, and may have to pay…
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