Practical advice for business
 
Your account
 

National minimum wage law

National minimum wage entitlement, rate and arrears checker

Interactive tool to help you to decide if a worker is or was entitled to the national minimum wage, and if so at what rate, and whether arrears may be due for a pay reference period in the past

Understanding national minimum wage law

The national minimum wage for workers in the UK

National minimum wage - the basics and who is entitled to it

National minimum wage entitlement and exemptions, plus definitions of key words and phrases

National minimum wage - who must pay it and how it's calculated

Current and past national minimum wage rates and using reference periods to work out if they have been met

National minimum wage - what counts as NMW pay, benefits in kind and accommodation

Knowing what payments to include when calculating national minimum wage pay and applying the accommodation offset

National minimum wage - hours for which the NMW must be paid

Calculating national minimum wage hours according to whether it's time, salaried, output/piece or unmeasured work

National minimum wage - record-keeping, calculating arrears and enforcement

How the national minimum wage is enforced and what records you should keep to prove you are paying workers enough

 
 
| Site map | Help | About us
 

Home

 

Employing people

 

Recruitment and getting started

 

Employing different types of worker

 

Paperwork

 

Paying your staff

Current section

National minimum wage law

 

Pension schemes

 

Setting the rules

 

Working time and time off

 

Equal opportunities and diversity

 

Work and families

 

Health, safety and working environment

 

Employee representatives and trade unions

 

Organisational change

 

Skills and training

 

Motivation

 

Dismissals, redundancies and other exits

 

Disciplinary problems, disputes and grievances