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- Type:
- FAQs
A new rate of the national living wage applies from 1 April 2026.
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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated with the national minimum wage rates in force from 1 April 2026, so employers can review pay and update payroll systems.
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- Date:
- 18 February 2026
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- Commentary and insights
In April 2026, HR professionals face the challenge of dealing with business-as-usual employment law changes, such as increases in statutory maternity, paternity and sick pay, while also dealing with a raft of major changes introduced by the Employment Rights Act 2025. We look at what HR needs to do to meet its employment law obligations this spring.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
Updated to reflect the national minimum wage rates from 1 April 2026.
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- Date:
- 30 September 2025
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
The national minimum wage (NMW) is often seen as a simple legal requirement: as long as you pay your workers at least the statutory rate, you are meeting compliance requirements. However, the rules are nuanced, and misunderstandings can lead organisations to costly errors, enforcement action and reputational damage.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The hourly rates of the national minimum wage increase.
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- Date:
- 2 April 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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?
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- Type:
- FAQs
Updated to reflect that the national living wage extends to workers aged 21 and over from 1 April 2024.
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- Date:
- 26 March 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable