Chapter NMWM05050

Published date16 April 2016
Record NumberNMWM05050
CourtHM Revenue & Customs
Relevant legislation

The legislation that applies to this page is as follows:

  • National Minimum Wage Act 1998, section 49
General

There may be instances where an employer may attempt to exclude or limit the payment of national minimum wage by attempting to come to an agreement with a worker. Section 49 states that any such agreement (even if it is in the worker’s contract) is void for national minimum wage purposes.

In addition, those agreements do not stop cases being taken before an employment tribunal (or industrial tribunal in Northern Ireland) unless a settlement...

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