National minimum wage

New and updated

• Type:

  Quick reference

  National minimum wage

  Updated to reflect the new rates of the national minimum wage in force from 1 April 2025. 

• Date:

  6 January 2025

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  Employment law 2025: Six key tasks for HR

  In 2025, HR professionals face the unique challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also beginning their preparations in earnest for the looming Employment Rights Bill. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations and prepare for the coming year

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  National minimum wage rates increase

  The hourly rates of the national minimum wage increase.

• Date:

  2 April 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  How will the EU Directive on adequate minimum wages affect global employers in 2024?

  Global employers operating in the EU will have seen the flurry of member states increasing their minimum wages at the beginning of the year. Is 2024 the year for fairer minimum wages in the EU? How should global organisations prepare?

• Type:

  FAQs

  Does an employer risk age discrimination if it pays different rates in line with the national minimum wage age bands?

  Updated to reflect increases to the national minimum wage rates in place from 1 April 2024.

• Type:

  FAQs

  Are apprentices who are aged 21 or over entitled to the national living wage?

  Updated to reflect that the national living wage extends to workers aged 21 and over from 1 April 2024.

• Date:

  26 March 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  April 2024 employment law changes: Eight-point checklist for HR

  With a raft of employment law changes taking effect in April 2024, we provide a final reminder for HR professionals of what their organisation needs to do to comply with the new and amended employment laws. This April, the challenges for HR include: the introduction of carer's leave; reforms to the right to request flexible working; and updated rules on timing and notice to take paternity leave.

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  National living wage extends to 21-year-olds and all rates increase

• Type:

  Legal timetable

  National minimum wage increase

  The hourly rates of the national minimum wage increase.

• Date:

  24 March 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and insights

  April 2023 employment law changes: Four tasks for HR

  HR professionals must ensure that their organisation is on top of the raft of employment law developments in April 2023. These changes include rises in national minimum wage rates, gender pay gap reporting deadlines, and increases to statutory redundancy pay and maternity pay.