NMWM08350 - Working time: output work: determining hours worked

Relevant legislation

The legislation that applies to this page is as follows:

• National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, regulations 36 to 43

General

For National Minimum Wage purposes, the time worked in a pay reference period by a worker performing output work is calculated by adding together;

• calculated hours attributable to output covered by a “fair” piece rate (NMWM08360), and
• time spent working on output where no “fair” piece rate applies (NMWM08370), and
• time treated as worked; for example, time spent waiting (NMWM08380), travelling (NMWM08400), training (NMWM08390) and performing tests for “fair” piece rate sampling (NMWM08410).

Where a “fair” piece rate applies the employer will have evidence of an average hourly output rate and will communicate the details to a worker in a suitable notice (NMWM07070).

A valid “fair” piece rate will be demonstrably based on paying at least the National Minimum Wage (NMWM03160).