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National Living Wage and Minimum Wage Rates Increase
Some three million workers are set to benefit from increases to the National Living Wage (NLW) and minimum wage rates for younger workers from 1 April 2020. The compulsory NLW is the national rate set for people aged 25 and over. The NLW is enforced by HMRC alongside the national minimum wage (NMW), which they…
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Carers Who Sleep Over Could be Entitled to National Minimum Wage
Hiring your own personal car assistant can be a life-changing decision, but for many it is their first experience of becoming an employer – often without realising it. The home-based and personal nature of the work makes the employment relationship much more intense than in the conventional workplace. One of the difficulties encountered is how…