Minimum Wage
Increase in the National Minimum Wage – Effective 1st October 2009
From October the national minimum wage rates will increase from:
- £5.73 to £5.80 an hour for employees aged 22 and over
- £4.77 to £4.83 an hour for employees aged 18 to 21
- £3.53 to £3.57 an hour for employees aged 16 to 17
From 1st October 2009 you will not be able to include tips, gratuities, cover charges paid to an employee’s via the payroll.
From 6th April 2009 if you do not pay the minimum wage you could incur a penalty by H M Revenue and Customs. The penalty is half the total underpayment for all the employees underpaid from 6th April 2009, with a minimum penalty of £100 and a maximum penalty of £5,000.
Please note Pay Check will not be responsible for automatically updating any employee rates. If you require any changes to rates please send a confirmation email detailing the employees, the revised rates and the effective date.
Useful links
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/
http://www.direct.gov.uk/
http://www.berr.gov.uk/