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National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Guidelines on the minimum pay per hour for most workers, and which workers can receive the higher National Living Wage.
Holiday entitlement
Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave).
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The business structure you choose can affect the way you pay tax and your legal responsibilities.
Flexible working
Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, for example having flexible start and finish times, or working from home.
Business news from the UK government
Bank on the UK in volatile times’ Trade Secretary tells G7 and European businesses
Trade Secretary’s message comes after UK sealed landmark deals with India, the US and EU
Employment reforms will ‘help solve UK’s Productivity Puzzle’
Employment reforms will help ‘solve UK’s Productivity Puzzle’, Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders set out to global leaders in Geneva today.
Over £7.4 million put back in working people’s pockets by employers
Employers who have left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage named.
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