Category: Employment law

Statutory Parental Payment increased by 10.1% from April 2023 to £172.48

Following the governments Autumn Statement on 17th November 2022 and indication that benefits would rise by 10.1%, it has been confirmed that the standard rate for: Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) Shared Parental Pay (ShPP) Statutory Paternity Pay (SPP) Statutory Adoption Pay (SAP) And Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (SPBP) will increase from the current £156.66 to … Continue reading Statutory Parental Payment increased by 10.1% from April 2023 to £172.48 →

National Minimum and Living Wage rise for April 2023

The government states it is committed to ending low pay.  From 1st April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) will increase by 9.7% to £10.42 an hour for workers aged 23 and over – the largest ever cash increase for the NLW. This represents an increase of over £1,600 to the annual earnings of a … Continue reading National Minimum and Living Wage rise for April 2023 →

Tips & Gratuities Legislation back on the agenda

Photo by Andrea Piacquadio on Pexels.com The Government has announced that a proposal to legislate on how tips, gratuities and service charges are to be distributed to workers without deduction will be put before Parliament as soon as time allows. Currently employers who control or influence how the tips are distributed have been known to … Continue reading Tips & Gratuities Legislation back on the agenda →