We review key rates and figures changes in employment law
April is an important month for businesses up and down the UK as the traditional marker of the end of one Financial Year and the start of another. Many important changes relevant to employers happen at this time as well. Below, we summarise some of the most noteworthy and scan ahead to changes expected in the next 12 months.
From 1 April 2023 these rates increased in line with recommendations from the Low Pay Commission, as accepted by HM Government in its Autumn statement of 17 November 2022.
| National Living Wage | workers aged 23 and over | 9.50 to 10.42 p/h | |
| National Minimum Wage | workers aged 21 to 22 years old | 9.18 to 10.18 p/h | |
| workers aged 18 to 20 years old | 6.83 to 7.49 p/h | ||
| workers aged 16 to 17 years old | 4.81 to 5.28 p/h | ||
| Apprenticeship rate | 4.81 to 5.28 p/h | ||
| Accommodation offset | 8.70 to 9.10 p/h | ||
Also of note, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) published a report concerning the figures around National Minimum Wage and Living Wage enforcement during the 2021-2022 financial year.
16.3 million in arrears was identified for over 120,000 workers, with HMRC issuing nearly 700 penalties totalling 13.2 million. This led to 399 employers being 'named and shamed' for 3.3 million of wage arrears owed to 46,000 workers.
The following key rates and limits were increased in April.
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