Get pay and time off right. Guides on minimum wage, holiday and bank holiday pay, working time, pensions, statutory sick pay, and absence management.
A complete employer guide to the Working Time Regulations 1998: the 48-hour weekly limit, opt-outs, rest breaks, record keeping, and enforcement risks.
How to build a sickness absence policy that protects your business and treats staff fairly. Notification rules, fit notes, and the 2026 SSP changes.
What UK employers need to know about workplace pension auto-enrolment in 2026: thresholds, minimum contributions, re-enrolment, and compliance.
How to manage long-term sickness absence legally and fairly in the UK. Covers SSP, occupational health, adjustments, and fair ill-health dismissal.
All national minimum wage rates for 2026, employer obligations, how to check compliance, and the penalties for underpaying workers in the UK.
The National Living Wage rose to £12.71 per hour on 1 April 2026. Every age-band rate, the payroll timing rule, underpayment traps, and HMRC penalties.
There is no automatic right to paid bank holidays in UK law. Entitlement depends entirely on the employment contract. Here is what employers must know.
UK holiday pay rules are more complex than most employers realise. Statutory entitlement, calculating pay for different worker types, and the 2026 changes.
From 6 April 2026, Statutory Sick Pay starts on the first day of absence. No waiting period, no earnings threshold. What changed and what to update.