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NATIONAL MINIMUM AND LIVING WAGE 

The NMW & NLW rates, effective from 1st April 2023, are:

  • 23+ years old get £10.42 per hour

  • 21 to 22 years old get £10.18 per hour

  • 18 to 20 years old get £7.49 per hour

  • 16 to 17 years old get £5.28 per hour

  • £5.28 for apprentices under 19 or 19+ who are in the first year of apprenticeship

Read more on our NLW Blog

 

WORKPLACE PENSIONS (NORTHERN IRELAND)

A workplace pension is a way of saving for our retirement arranged through your employer. You will be automatically enrolled in a workplace pension if you:

  • are aged 22 or over

  • are under State Pension age

  • earn more than £10,000 a  year

  • work in the UK

Latest Information.

 

AGENCY WORKERS REGULATIONS (AWR)

The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) were introduced in 2011 as a measure to protect agency workers by granting them the same rights as employees.

Find out more. 

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FAIR EMPLOYMENT AND TREATMENT (NI) ORDER 1998

Employers and service providers have duties and obligations under equality laws. Employers must provide equality of opportunity on grounds of:

  • age

  • disability

  • sex

  • race

  • religious belief

  • political opinion

  • sexual orientation

  • gender reassignment

 

Employers need to...

  • Register with Equality Commission

  • Monitor community background, sex and occupation of the workforce

  • Conduct Art 55 reviews every 3 years

  • Take affirmative action to ensure fair participation from different community backgrounds.

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Latest Information.

 

Candidates need to...

Complete the Monitoring Questionnaire when it is provided to you and return in strict confidence to EqualOpportunities@riadaresourcing.com OR Monitoring Officer, 90 Union Street, Coleraine BT52 1QB

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