A Key Information Document (KID) is all about transparency, making sure that agency workers are aware as to who will be engaging and paying them, clarifying the payment arrangements and the likely take home pay. Where a KID specifies pay as a figurative amount equivalent to the relevant minimum wage, it will no longer be accurate after the April increase. This means that the new rate should be specified in a new KID and this should be sent to existing workers within 5 days of the change, and the new rate should be shown in all new KIDs that are issued.
However, if the KID stated that the minimum rate of pay would be in accordance with the relevant minimum wage without specifying a figurative amount, there is no need to make any change. It is always worth checking which minimum rate applies, which is dependent on the age of the worker, meaning that rates should increase where the worker’s age increases to the current National Living Wage level, which applies from 23 years old.
The requirement to issue a KID is contained in the Agency Conduct Regulations. According to the Employment Agency Inspectorate, failure to issue a KID or a correct KID is one of the most common breaches of regulation, so keeping them up to date is vital.
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