It’s not long until the new National Living Wage becomes law on 1 April 2016. This means that workers aged 25 and over who are not in the first year of an apprenticeship will be legally entitled to the new minimum pay rate of £7.20 per hour.
TheNational Living Wage will provide a direct boost to over one million workers in the UK this year – rewarding and providing security for working people.
How can you keep up to date with your responsibilities:
- Please visit the National Living Wage webpage for useful information and advice
- Follow @bisgovuk and retweet content. Videos, including interviews with employees eligible for National Living Wage, will be tweeted
- Join in the conversation with the #NationalLivingWage hashtag.
What\'s involved:
- Know the correct rate of pay - £7.20 per hour for staff aged 25 and over
- Find out which staff are eligible for the new rate
- Update the company payroll in time for 1 April 2016
- Communicate the changes to staff as soon as possible.
TheNational Living Wage will provide a direct boost to over one million workers in the UK this year – rewarding and providing security for working people.
By taking these measures, companies will be able to properly reward their staff and avoid falling foul of the law when it takes effect.
The new National Living Wage is a key part of the UK government’s plan to continue to move to a higher wage, lower tax and lower welfare society, building a more productive country and giving families the security of well-paid work.
You can find out more by visiting http://bit.ly/1RbKs8Z. Join the conversation on Twitter by following @bisgovuk and the hashtag #NationalLivingWage.
