New National Minimum Wage Rates
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 April and provided for the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum…
Apr 01, 2025
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2025 came into force on 1 April and provided for the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates:
- The NLW, which applies to those aged 21 and over, will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour;
- The NMW for 18- to 20-year-olds will increase from £8.60 to £10.00 per hour;
- The NMW for 16- and 17-year-olds will increase from £6.40 to £7.55 per hour; and
- The apprentice rate of the NMW, which applies to apprentices aged under 19 or those aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship, will increase from £6.40 to £7.55 per hour.
The accommodation offset will increase from £9.99 to £10.66 per day for each day during the pay period that accommodation is provided.
Protected Acts, Detrimental Treatment and Victimisation – Guideline Ruling
It is your right to lodge Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings if you feel that you have been mistreated at work and, whether you win or lose, you are also entitled to expect that you will not be detrimentally treated for doing so. That principle was very much to the fore in a guideline Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling.
The case concerned a black British IT worker who had twice in the past launched ET claims against his employer. He had raised serious allegations of race and disability…
Skiing Company Fined After Boy’s Tragic Death at Birthday Party
An indoor skiing company has received a £100,000 fine following an accident in which a 12-year-old boy died.
The boy was at a tobogganing party to celebrate a friend’s birthday. He was descending the main ski slope on a toboggan when it ran into the back of a member of staff who was conducting a slope walk. The member of staff fell backwards onto the boy, who tragically died at the scene from head injuries.
An investigation by the Health and Safety Executive found that the company had failed to…
Employment – Improper Behaviour in Pre-Termination Negotiations
Evidence concerning negotiations that take place prior to termination of employment are generally inadmissible in Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings. However, as a guideline decision showed, that rule can be disapplied where such negotiations are marred by improper behaviour on the part of one side or the other.
An aesthetic nurse who worked for a cosmetic surgery practice was on maternity leave when she was informed that she was to be the subject of disciplinary proceedings. She denied any…