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Pay and wages

National Minimum Wage

Find out the current National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates and what to do if you're being underpaid.

Payslips

Who gets a payslip and what it must show.

If your wages are not paid

The steps an employee can take if their employer has not paid their full wages.

Deductions from pay and wages

Check what deductions can be made from pay and wages including overpayments and training costs.

Final pay when someone leaves a job

Why someone's pay is often different when they leave a job, including how holiday entitlement affects final pay.

Pay for working extra hours

Employee rights when working overtime - more hours than what's in their contract.

Time off work for parents

Advice on maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.

Sick pay

The right to sick pay and how much an employer must pay an employee when they're off sick.

Equal pay

The law on equal pay, including advice for employees on how to ask questions about equal pay and employer's responsibilities.

Getting paid for mandatory training

How much you should be paid for training that you need to do your job.

Gender pay gap reporting

Find out how to report your gender pay gap.

Ethnicity pay gap reporting

Find out how to report on your ethnicity pay gap.
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