UK Employment Law is highly regulated and frequently changes. Here, we cut through the legal complexities to provide an overview of your employment rights.  Minimum Wage Current minimum wages are: 21 and over: £6.19; 18 to 20: £4.98; Under 18: £3.68; and Apprentices under 19 or in their first year: £2.65. Under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, your employer is not allowed to pay you less than the minimum wage even if you agree. Working hours and annual holidays Full time workers are entitled to 28 days paid leave a year, including bank holidays. If they wish, your employer can make you work on a bank holiday and give you a different day off instead. The Working Time Regulations 1999 set a maximum average working week of 48 hours, and   requires employees to be given an uninterrupted rest break as follows: 20 minutes where the working day is six hours or more; 11 hours in every 24 hour period; and 24 hours a week or 48 hours in a fortnight. There are exceptions for certain workers, including senior executives, emergency and security service. It is also possible for you to “opt out” of the Regulations. Different working time rules apply to under 18s. Parental leave Mothers can normally take up to 52 weeks maternity leave, and fathers are usually allowed one or two weeks’ paternity leave. If the mother does not use her whole allowance, fathers can have up to a further 26 weeks. If you have been employed for the 26 weeks leading up to the 15th week...

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