- National Living Wage for workers over 21 will be £12.71. This is an increase of 4.1% and will increase gross annual earnings of a full-time worker by £900.
- National Minimum Wage for 18-20 year olds will be £10.85.
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What is time work for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage?
In the recent case of Commissioners for HM Revenue and Customs v Taylors Services Ltd (dissolved) and ors, CA , the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision that time spent travelling from home to various locations is not ‘time work’ for the purposes of Reg 30 of the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (NMW…
Employment law changes in April 2025
- Increase in limits on awards in employment tribunals effective from 6 April 2025: The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 increases the limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals and other amounts payable under employment legislation:
- The maximum amount
Employment: What is coming into force in April 2024?
As we highlighted in our previous post (What to expect in employment law in 2024), 2023 saw the introduction of several significant employment legislative changes. Just to remind you of the changes due to come into effect in April.
Holiday Leave and Pay:
Provisions for irregular hours and part-year workers apply to leave…
Increase in the National Minimum Wage effective 1 March 2024
This blog was co-authored by Likho Chitha, Candidate Attorney
On 1 February 2024, the Minister of Employment and Labour increased the national minimum wage by 8.5% from R25.42 to R27.58 for each ordinary hour worked from 1 March 2024.
The increase will apply to most workers, including farm workers and domestic workers whose minimum…
Increase in minimum wage rates and changes to age ranges
The Government has announced a series of changes to the national minimum wage, increasing the rates for all workers and giving 21-year-old workers entitlement to the full National Living Wage for the first time. These changes will take effect on 1 April 2024.
Currently, only those aged 23 and older are entitled to the full…
Increase in minimum wage rates and changes to age ranges
The Government has announced a series of changes to the national minimum wage, increasing the rates for all workers and giving 21-year-old workers entitlement to the full National Living Wage for the first time. These changes will take effect on 1 April 2024.
Currently, only those aged 23 and older are entitled to the full…
UK: Changes in employment law current rates and limits – April 2023
April marks the annual increase in the limits (maximum and minimum) applying to certain awards of Employment Tribunals and other amounts payable under employment legislation. Employers should ensure that they are aware of these changes and make adjustments where appropriate.
Maximum Compensation Limits
From 6 April 2023, there will be increases to the maximum compensation…
The National Minimum Wage and care workers who sleep in: Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court handed down its decision in the joined cases of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad and another (T/A Clifton House Residential Home) which concern an employee’s right to the national minimum wage for periods of time when they are required to remain at home on their shift and/or residential…
New single enforcement body for employment rights
As part of the UK’s Government’s “Good Work Plan” to ensure fair and decent work for all, transparency and clarity of workers’ rights and effective enforcement of those rights, proposals for a single enforcement body were published for consultation in July this year.
Currently in the UK, the majority of employment rights are enforced by…