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The National Minimum Wage & European Working Time Directive
These two important paragraphs of legislation apply to all employees employed in the UK. They affect the minimum legal amount of pay and of paid holiday entitlement of every employee.
The National Minimum Wage is as follows:
These rates are effective as of 1 October 2006. It is a criminal offence for an employer to pay below the NMW (except for exceptions – see below), carrying a fine of up to £50,000.
Employees who live as part of the household and are not provided with separate accommodation are excluded from the NMW. For employers who provide with separate accommodation for their employees there is an allowance of £29.05 per 7-day week, which can be offset against the NMW hourly rate.
All employers are required by law to give their employees regular payslips which should show the gross wage and the tax and NI deducted to arrive at their net pay. Where friendly or informal communication between employer and employee has broken down, an employer must give their employee access to their PAYE records within 14 days of receiving a written request.
The European Working Time Directive grants all employees (including those who live as part of the family household) the statutory right to a minimum of four weeks paid holiday a year (pro=rata the number of days worked per week).
For further information or advice on any of the above please contact Enable Payroll on 0845 226 2213 or send an email to info@enable-payroll.co.uk
