The National Living Wage is being introduced in April 2016 and will be £7.20 ph for all employees aged 25 and over.  Penalties for non-compliance (for the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage) include 200% of the unpaid wages, a heavy fine and being named in the media as a guilty party! The ‘Living […]

Employees who have no fixed place of work now have their journey from home to the first client and from the last client to home classed as ‘working time’. Employers need to check whether the working time of such employees  is compliant with the Working Time Regulations and that they are receiving the appropriate rest […]

With effect from 1 October 2015, the National Minimum Wage increased to: £6.70 per hour for aged 21 and over £5.30 per hour for 18-20 year olds £3.87 per hour for 16-17 year olds £3.30 per hour for apprentices (if aged 19, applicable only to the first year of apprenticeship) Beware  – the penalties of […]