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National Minimum Wage - Increases from 1 October 2008
The National Minimum Wage sets the minimum amount of pay to which workers are entitled. Further information, including details of current rates, can be located at: http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/index.ht ml; or from www.nmwadvice.co.uk , which also provides information in Polish, Lithuanian and Russian and has capacity for employees/workers to make complaints about suspected non-compliant employers online.

National Minimum Wage - Increases from 1 October 2008

The National Minimum Wage sets the minimum amount of pay to which workers are entitled. Further information, including details of current rates, can be located at: http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/employment/pay/national-minimum-wage/index.ht ml;

or from www.nmwadvice.co.uk , which also provides information in Polish, Lithuanian and Russian and has capacity for employees/workers to make complaints about suspected non-compliant employers online.

Minister launches Employment Law consultations
Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey today launched two public consultations on changes to employment law

Minister launches Employment Law consultations

Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey today launched two public consultations on changes to employment law

Increase of limits
Effective from 2nd March 2008, the limits applying to certain awards of industrial tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, have been increased as specified in the relevant legislation

Information and Consultation in the workplace - a summary
From 6 April 2008 employees in undertakings that employ between 50 and 99 employees will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to be informed and consulted on a regular basis about issues in the undertaking for which they work. Employees in undertakings that employ 100 or more people already have this right. View Information and Consultation in the workplace - a summary