Employment law - Pay and pensions
Models (31)
Letter advising of NMW rate increase (due to legislation)All employers must pay their employees at least the national minimum wage (NMW). It is reviewed annually and, so far, it has always risen. When this happens, you should notify any staff affecte... Read more
UPDATED08 Mar 2024
Letter advising of NMW rate freezeWhere the government imposes a freeze on any of the national minimum wage (NMW) rates, it's still worth writing to the affected employees to notify them that there will be no increase to their hourly rate of pay. Use ... Read more
UPDATED08 Mar 2024
Letter providing NMW statementIf you employ any staff who are paid at national minimum or national living wage levels, it's good employment relations practice to advise them in writing of the government's annual increases.Annual increasesYou must pay y... Read more
UPDATED08 Mar 2024
Acknowledgement of salary sacrificeYou can use our letter to accept an employee's written agreement to a reduction in their salary in return for a non-cash benefit in kind.What is a salary sacrificeA salary sacrifice arrangement is where an employee a... Read more
UPDATED05 Feb 2024
Overpayment of wages letterAs a general rule, you're able to recover accidental overpayments of wages by making deductions from the employee's salary. For this type of deduction, you don't need the employee's consent.An authorised deductionOccasionally, ... Read more
13 Jan 2023
Real Living Wage increase advice letterThe real Living Wage is an hourly rate which is calculated independently according to the real cost of living in the UK and London. It's entirely voluntary. If you do pay the real Living Wage, our letter can be u... Read more
11 Nov 2022
Bonus payment letterWhere you decide to pay a discretionary bonus to an employee, use our bonus payment letter to notify them of this and the amount.Fair exercise of discretionWhere the payment of a bonus is expressed to be discretionary, you still h... Read more
06 Jul 2022
Expenses claim formTo claim back expenses incurred whilst working on your lawful business, insist that employees provide full details of the expenditure on our expenses claim form, including the date that the expenditure was incurred, the amount and ... Read more
26 Nov 2021
Overpayment of wages repayment receipt letterWhere an employee or ex-employee has been repaying an earlier accidental overpayment of wages, once they've fully paid off their debt you can use our letter to confirm that.Current employeesWhere there's bee... Read more
12 Oct 2021
Letter proposing a change to pay dateIf you want to change the weekly or monthly date on which you pay your staff, you'll need to consult with them using our letter, with a view to obtaining their agreement.Binding contractThe employment contract is b... Read more
13 Sep 2021
