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National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates
Guidelines on the minimum pay per hour for most workers, and which workers can receive the higher National Living Wage.
Holiday entitlement
Almost all people classed as workers are legally entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday a year (known as statutory leave entitlement or annual leave).
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The business structure you choose can affect the way you pay tax and your legal responsibilities.
Flexible working
Flexible working is a way of working that suits an employee’s needs, for example having flexible start and finish times, or working from home.
Business news from the UK government
British aerospace manufacturers to benefit from UK-US trade deal
British aerospace manufacturers to benefit from UK-US trade deal as further details announced
Government appoints Emma Jones CBE as new Small Business Commissioner to help tackle late payments
Government appoints new Small Business Commissioner as part of efforts to boost SMEs and tackle late payments
Employment reforms will ‘help solve UK’s Productivity Puzzle’
Employment reforms will help ‘solve UK’s Productivity Puzzle’, Employment Rights Minister Justin Madders set out to global leaders in Geneva today.
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