Three reasons employers should work with Virtuality in 2025...

1. Employers National Insurance contributions increase by 1.5%

   - An employee with a gross annual salary of £25,000 will incur an additional cost of £804 in National Insurance contributions for employers!
   

2. National Minimum Wage for employees over 21 is rising from £11.44 to £12.21 - Consequently, an employee with a gross annual salary of £22,369 will now earn £23,874, which represents an additional £1,505 expense for employers. When employer on-costs are considered, this increase amounts to approximately £2,000 per year.
   

3. The new Employment Rights Bill comes into effect

   - There are a range of changes to employee rights being introduced by the current government. In summary:
   

   Day one rights: Certain employment rights, such as parental and paternity leave, will be available from the first day of employment. 
   

   Bereavement leave: Employees will be entitled to a minimum of one week of leave for specified individuals who have died, and two weeks for children. 
   

   Protection against unfair dismissal: The bill will introduce enhanced protections against unfair dismissal (from day one of employment).
   

   Improved conditions for gig economy workers: The bill will improve conditions for gig economy workers. 
   

   Right to request more predictable work patterns: Employees will have the right to request more predictable work patterns. 
   

   Ban on zero-hours contracts: The bill will ban exploitative zero-hours contracts.  

   End fire and rehire: The bill will end fire and rehire. 
   

   Harassment: Employers will be obligated to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment. They will also be liable for third party harassment. 
   

   Modernisation of the employment rights framework: The bill will modernise the employment rights framework to suit the economy of today. 

   
   

   

   A Final Word: Essentially, the cost of employing a team is increasing (not to mention increased costs to assets and utilities). And with it, the risk of employing is increasing for business owners - a double whammy!

   At Virtuality you pay one fixed price per hour - just £10 - to work with an experienced, vetted and highly efficient colleague, without the overheads and risk.