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Employment Law
6. Other Rights
6.1 Employees have the right to the national minimum wage which stands at £5.93 for employees aged 21 and over.
- There is a lower minimum wage of £4.92 for those aged 18 to 20, £3.64 for those aged 16 and 17 and £2.50 for apprentices under the age of 19, or older but in the first year of their apprenticeship.
- Casual staff, agency staff and home workers also have a right to this wage.
- Service charges, tips, gratuities and cover charges paid to a worker through payroll do not count towards national minimum wage.
6.2 Each employee must get a pay statement.
- This must show total gross pay, deductions and net pay.
- Deductions must be itemised. Apart from income tax and National Insurance (NI), deductions can only be made with the employee's agreement or to correct previous overpayments.
6.3 When a business is transferred to a new owner, all employee rights usually remain.
6.4 Trade unions and their members have extra rights (eg time off for union duties).
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