Finance

Money matters related to your job including pay, taxes, and workplace benefits. Topics range from negotiating salary increases to understanding tax codes and pension schemes.

Agency Work and Contracting

Temporary agency workers have legal rights to minimum wage and safety protections, even though they're not directly employed by the company.

Employment Tax Issues

Earnings from work, dividends, savings interest and benefits are all taxable, and whether you're employed or self-employed affects how you pay.

How to Get a Pay Rise

Make a strong case for a pay rise by gathering evidence of your contributions and asking tactfully during a performance review.

National Minimum Wage

The UK's National Minimum Wage sets legal pay rates by age group, protecting workers from exploitation and offering dispute resolution options.

Negotiate a Better Settlement...and Keep Your Job

Get paid more without quitting by negotiating directly with your manager and knowing your baseline beforehand.

P45 and P60: What You Need to Know

Your P45 shows what you earned and paid in tax when leaving a job, while your P60 is an end-of-year record your employer must give you.

Part Time Working

Part-time workers have the same legal rights as full-time staff, including equal pay, promotion access, and benefits on a pro-rata basis.

Taking Out a Pension

Your employer must offer you a pension scheme if you earn above the National Insurance limit, with stakeholder pensions providing low-cost, flexible options.

Understanding 'Emergency Tax'

When you start a new job and get taxed too much, an emergency tax code is usually why—here's what it is and how to fix it.

Working Tax Credits

Working tax credits help low-income workers in the UK, but eligibility depends on your age, hours worked and whether you have dependents.