| Any entrepreneur or person in human resources | | | | out £5.80 per hour. A person 18 to 21 must make at |
| needs to fully understand employment laws. There are | | | | least £4.83 per hour. Individuals 16 to 17 must make |
| terms and conditions one must follow in order to | | | | £3.57 per hour. However, these current rates will be |
| lessen any claims an employee has against a | | | | changed in October 2010. The new rates will be |
| company for unfair practises. There are national laws, | | | | £5.93, £4.92, and £3.64 per hour, respectively. |
| though some are changing, that a company must | | | | Sick Time: |
| adhere to. In order to avoid breaching the UK | | | | According to employment laws there are two types |
| regulations as it pertains to employee and employer | | | | of sick pay: company and statutory. An employer can |
| relationships, one must keep updated with the changes | | | | have a company programme, which means a worker |
| the new government is making. Below is information | | | | is paid as stated in the employment contract the |
| regarding pay, minimum wage, sickness, time off/ | | | | person signed. Statutory payment is based on a |
| holidays, and working hours one needs to be aware of. | | | | company without a policy, in which you are still entitled |
| Pay: | | | | to payment if you are sick under the SSP. |
| According to the terms and conditions of UK | | | | Holiday/ Time Off: |
| employment laws, employees must get a pay | | | | The basic regulations state all labourers are entitled to |
| statement from their employer. They must also be told | | | | time off with a minimum of 5.6 weeks paid leave |
| when and how they will get payment including such | | | | throughout the year. However, an employer can |
| things as sick, holiday, and time off pay. Any | | | | decide to offer more time off in a year. |
| performance related payment must also be part of | | | | Working Hours: |
| the terms and conditions an employer offers. | | | | There are also rights workers have regarding working |
| Minimum Wage: | | | | hours. A full time employee cannot work more than 48 |
| There is a national minimum wage (NMW) a company | | | | hours on average in a week, over a 17 week period. In |
| must offer. This rate means no employee can make | | | | other words an employer could have you work 48 |
| lower than that wage no matter where they work. For | | | | hours in a 16 week stretch, but not 17 weeks under the |
| workers over 22 years of age a company must pay | | | | current employment laws. |