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‘Check your pay’ call to people in  Christmas jobs

‘Check your pay’ call to people in Christmas jobs

Festive workers who may be missing out on the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage are being urged to check their pay.
Seasonal staff and students on short-term contracts over the Christmas period, including those working in shops, hotels, Christmas markets, garden centres, restaurants and warehouses, are legally entitled to the same minimum rates as other workers.
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Birmingham employers urged to check National Minimum Wage payments as £775,000 in arrears is paid to workers

Birmingham employers urged to check National Minimum Wage payments as £775,000 in arrears is paid to workers

Almost 2,800 workers in Birmingham were underpaid by £775,000 last year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed as it approaches local employers to help prevent errors in salaries.
HMRC is writing to more than 8,000 employers in the Birmingham area to highlight common mistakes around the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) - offering practical support to help them get

Almost £600,000 in arrears paid to workers in Bradford for National Minimum Wage breaches

Almost £600,000 in arrears paid to workers in Bradford for National Minimum Wage breaches

Workers in the Bradford area are being urged to check they are not missing out on wages, after £560,000 worth of arrears was paid out in the city.
The sum has been issued to 485 workers in Bradford who were underpaid the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage in the 2022 to 2023 financial year, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced.
The National Living Wage is the minimum wage f

National Minimum Wage rate reminder for  summer staff

National Minimum Wage rate reminder for summer staff

Students and seasonal staff are being reminded by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to check that they are being paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
All workers are legally entitled to be paid the NMW. This includes temporary seasonal staff, who often work short-term contracts in bars, hotels, shops and warehouses over the summer.
Last year (2020-21) HMRC helped 155,000 workers across the UK t

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is the UK’s tax authority

HMRC is responsible for making sure that the money is available to fund the UK’s public services and for helping families and individuals with targeted financial support.

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