The National Living Wage – One Year On

It is now over a year since the UK government introduced the National Living Wage. Despite fears that the new rules would place unmanageable cost pressures on SMEs, most businesses seem to be coping well under the new regime, which is testament to the resilience of British entrepreneurship.  Additional costs will always cause problems for…

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National Living Wage – onus on Government to help businesses

There has been much noise about the raising of the Living Wage on 1 April. While trade unions understandably consider the move a triumph, business owners are genuinely worried that their businesses will struggle to meet the new pay threshold. Here are the facts: – If you employ a worker aged 25 and over, who…

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