WagePilot — UK Shift-Work GuidesPlain-English UK guides on staff holiday, minimum-wage record-keeping, rotas and time tracking for small businesses.https://wagepilot.co.uk/en-gbUK rest break rules: what breaks are staff entitled to?https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/uk-rest-break-entitlement/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/uk-rest-break-entitlement/The in-shift, daily and weekly rest workers are entitled to under the Working Time Regulations, the different rules for under-18s, and whether breaks must be paid.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTComplianceHow to reduce labour costs in a café, pub or restauranthttps://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/reduce-labour-costs-hospitality/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/reduce-labour-costs-hospitality/Practical ways to bring down labour cost percentage in hospitality without cutting service, by seeing the wage bill in real time and staffing to demand.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLabour costHow does overtime pay work in the UK?https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-overtime-pay-works-uk/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-overtime-pay-works-uk/Whether you have to pay extra for overtime, how time-and-a-half and double time are worked out, and the two legal rules every employer has to keep in mind.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPayUK minimum wage rates 2026: a small employer’s guidehttps://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/uk-minimum-wage-rates-2026/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/uk-minimum-wage-rates-2026/The April 2026 National Minimum and National Living Wage rates by age band, who gets what, and the everyday mistakes that quietly leave you underpaying.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTPayHow to stop buddy-punching in your café, pub or shophttps://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-to-stop-buddy-punching/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-to-stop-buddy-punching/Buddy-punching, staff clocking in for each other, quietly inflates your wage bill. Here is how geofenced clock-in stops it without tracking staff all day.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTime trackingHow to write a staff rota (a simple step-by-step)https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-to-write-a-staff-rota/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-to-write-a-staff-rota/A practical step-by-step for building a staff rota that covers demand without over-staffing, plus the common mistakes that cost small businesses money.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTRotasHow long must UK employers keep wage and timesheet records?https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-long-keep-wage-records-uk/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/how-long-keep-wage-records-uk/How long to keep payroll, wage and working-time records in the UK, including the six-year National Minimum Wage rule, and what records you actually need.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTComplianceHow to calculate holiday for zero-hours staff (the 12.07% rule)https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/holiday-for-zero-hours-staff/https://wagepilot.co.uk/blog/holiday-for-zero-hours-staff/A plain-English guide to working out paid holiday for zero-hours and irregular-hours staff in the UK, including the 12.07% accrual method and what changed in 2024.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTHoliday