Hire employees and contractors in The United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the National Living Wage depends on the age of the worker. In April 2022, the national minimum wages were updated to the following hourly rates:

• 23 and over: £9.50
• 21 to 22: £9.18
• 18 to 20: £6.83
• Under 18: £4.81
• Apprentice: £4.81

For customers of Outstaffer.com, all employee payments will be made in equal monthly installments on or before the last working day of each calendar month, payable in arrears.

Termination from the employer valid grounds with any fair reasons. There are six potentially fair reasons for dismissals::

• Employee's capability or qualifications for performing work of the kind the employee was employed to do;
• Employee conduct;
• Employee retirement;
• Employee redundancy;
• Employee could not continue work in position without contravening statutory duty or restriction; or
• Other substantial reason justifying dismissal

Notice period depends on the length of the employment relationship. For up to 4 years of employment, the notice period is no less than 1 month. For 5 to 11 years of employment, the notice period is no less than 1 week's notice for every year of completed year of continous employment. Above 12 years, it is no less than 3 months.

There is no legal stipulation for minimum and maximum probation periods and all statutory rights and protections apply from commencement of employment. Employers can set probationary periods in the employment contract. It is typical for a probationary period to last no longer than six months, and three months where an employee is moving to a new post internally.