Charities and care companies that have paid staff one-off payments for overnight sleep-ins should not be exempt from paying the national minimum wage, says UNISON. Claims for back pay could cost the…Read more…
Pay rise – no rise
More than a million workers earning the National Minimum Wage today (October 1) received a pay rise of 20p, with the adult rate going up to £6.70 an hour. Business secretary Sajid Javid said…Read more…
National Living Wage – good news, but some important questions
George Osborne announced today that the government would introduce a new National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour for workers aged 25 and above, to apply from April 2016 onwards (Budget Report, p32, Para 1.121). This will take the form of an initial 50p supplement to the existing adult rate National…Read more…
#DecentJobsWeek: 12 changes that will make a difference – for the 12 days of Christmas
Decent hours On the first day in a new job, all workers should be given a written statement setting out their terms and conditions, including their expected hours of work. Employers must give workers adequate notice of when they will be required to wor…Read more…