It’s not long until April and the introduction of the National Living Wage, when virtually all employees aged 25 and over will be entitled to at least £7.20 per hour. For employers working to a tight budget, that means either gritting your teeth and upping the wages bill or juggling your rotas to keep staffing costs down.
Whichever you choose, controlling wage costs by selecting the right staff for the most appropriate job function has never been more important – and neither has having flexible and efficient rota management software.
easyLog’s scheduling system can take the hard work out of organising your rota with a helpful budgeting facility. This enables you to set your rota quickly and easily by filtering workers via factors that determine their rate of pay, such as training, qualifications and seniority.
You can read more about setting a rota to a budget with our staff scheduling software in our flexible working hours case study.
The government recommends taking these four steps to ensure you are ready for the National Living Wage:
- Know who is eligible in your organisation
- Make the appropriate payroll adjustments
- Let staff know about their new pay rate as soon as possible
- Check that staff under 25 are earning right minimum wage
Find out more about preparing for the National Living Wage at gov.uk.