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Your right to pay under your employment contract; the national minimum wage and the national living wage; what can be deducted from your pay; and your right to equal pay.
Information provided applies to England & Wales
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Includes information about pay statements, minimum pay, your right to pay if you've quit your job, been made redundant, or are off sick, how much you are entitled to, and when you should be paid.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum pay per hour most workers are entitled to by law. The rate will depend on a worker's age and if they are an apprentice. Any changes to the rate are normally introduced in October each year. Information is also available on this page for the National Living Wage which comes into force in April 2016.
If your employer is making decisions about the level of pay they set or the benefits they give you in return for working for them, equality law applies to what they are doing.
Right to maternity leave, paternity leave, adoption leave, statutory maternity pay, statutory paternity pay and statutory adoption pay and right to ask for flexible working after the birth of the baby.
Covers flexible working for parents, caring for children, teleworking, maternity leave and pay, paternity leave and pay, adoption leave, dependants' leave, parental leave and childcare provision.
When you take time off to adopt a child you might be eligible for Statutory Adoption Leave and Statutory Adoption Pay. There are rules on when and how to claim your paid leave and if you want to change your dates.
You get a P45 from your employer when you stop working for them. Your P45 shows how much tax you have paid on your salary so far in the tax year (6 April to 5 April). Information about what to do with your P45 and when you might not have one.