Category Archives: Minimum Wage

What Are My Rights To Payment If I’ve Agreed To Work For Less Than Minimum Wage Or Even For Free?

The definition of what constitutes true voluntary work – i.e. the act of giving your services for free or, at most, on a reimbursement of expenses basis, took an interesting turn this week. Following dissatisfaction with the way some film extras are expected to work merely for the experience and publicity (rather than actual payment),…

UK National Minimum Wage Rates To Be Increased

The Government announced today that it has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission to increase the National Minimum Wage for British workers. From 1st October 2011, the minimum hourly rate of pay for adults, i.e. those aged 21 and over, will increase by 15p, taking it from £5.93 to £6.08. This represents a…