Guidance Note 7

intended to explain to employers and employees the principal requirements of the Law. It is not intended to cover all the requirements of the Law, nor does it represent a statement of the Law.

IMPLEMENTING CHANGE TO (MINIMUM) WAGE

See Guidance Note 3 for more details on Minimum Wage payments.

Terms of Employment (Articles 3-4)

The Law requires employers to provide a written statement of terms of employment which must include the details of wages or salary. If the rate of pay changes, an employer must give the employee a written statement setting out the change.

Any increase in wages or salary, whether due to a minimum wage increase or not, must be notified to employees in writing, such as in a letter or email (a template is available below). However, there is no requirement to re-issue existing terms of employment that are currently in place.

Pay Statements (Article 51)

The Law requires employees to be given itemised payslips for each pay period either at the time or before the employee is paid their wages.

An employer should add a notification to the first pay statement of April advising that as, of 1 April 2025, wages were increased to £13.00 per hour.

Letter Advising of (Minimum) Wage Increases

Date:

Dear

Re: Changes to wages

This letter serves as an addendum to your terms of employment, advising that effective from 1 April 2025 in line with Minimum Wage your hourly rate of pay will increase to £13.00.

Yours

2025