New Employment Rights for April 2026
As well as increases to minimum wages, as part of the Employment Rights Act, significant employment law changes have come into effect to support employees:
The minimum wage increased on the 1st of April 2026
For those aged 21 years and over, on the national minimum wage, their hourly rate rose this month by £0.50, to £12.71. Those aged 18-20 saw the biggest increase again this year, rising from £10 per hour to £10.85 per hour. The hourly rate for 16-and 17-year-olds rose in line with the apprenticeship rate to…
Inform Recruitment becomes a business partner of Prickles & Paws Hedgehog Rescue.
Based in Newquay, Cornwall, Prickles and Paws provides rescue, emergency care, rehabilitation and release for native British hedgehogs in Cornwall and the Southwest. “Being born in Cornwall, and once being lucky enough to help out at Prickles and Paws with my sister who volunteers for the charity, helped me decide that Prickles and Paws was…