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Statutory Pay & Minimum Wage Rates

23rd November 2017 No Comments

As of April 2017, these are the current rates. MINIMUM WAGE RATES The minimum wage rate varies according to age and whether the individual is

Asda offers pay rise in exchange for flexibility

15th March 2017 No Comments

Supermarket giant, Asda, is offering staff a pay rise in exchange for greater flexibility in working patterns. In the news, there have been reports of

Craziest excuses for not paying minimum wage

12th January 2017 No Comments

HMRC investigators have exposed some of the strangest excuses used by employers not paying their staff according to National Minimum Wage rules. Reasons include that

Key points from the 2016 Autumn Statement

25th November 2016 No Comments

Chancellor Philip Hammond has delivered the Autumn Statement – it will be his first and apparently his last. There weren’t too many surprises, but what

Increases to Voluntary Living Wage

17th November 2016 No Comments

The Living Wage Foundation has announced increases to the voluntary living wage rate. The current Living Wage is £8.45 an hour, up from the previous

Sports Direct – What Did We Learn?

14th June 2016 No Comments

Mike Ashley, founder of Sports Direct, was given a hard time last week by the Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) select committee following allegations of

Giving with one hand and taking with the other?

23rd May 2016 No Comments

The National Living Wage (NLW) was introduced on 1st April 2016 and already there are concerns being raised as to how this is being implemented.

National Living Wage

16th July 2015 No Comments

The Conservative Government delivered the first budget of their term on 8th July 2015. One of the headlines was the proposed introduction of a “National