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Annual Report 2024
Berkshire Youth Annual Report (002)
7 November 2024
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Waterside’s 2nd Birthday!
Today, we are celebrating the second anniversary of Waterside Centre reopening.
3 August 2023
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Duck Race
Our friends at the Rotary Club of Reading Abbey have asked us to share news of the charity fundraising event they’re running at The Oracle on Saturday 9 September.
31 July 2023
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Tilehurst Youth Club
Thank you to youth worker Jessica for this update!
31 July 2023
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Waterside – July 2023
Kelly told us: “The summer months bring a range of activity to Waterside Centre.
31 July 2023
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The Wayz – July 2023
A real summer of fun at The Ways; the month started brilliantly with the Community Fun Day and Bracknell Together Walk.
31 July 2023
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Britwell – July 2023
Britwell Youth and Community Project’s Summer Holiday Club is running from Monday 24 July– Friday 18 August (daily Monday – Friday), 11am – 3pm.
31 July 2023
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Updates from our Flagship Youth Clubs
Please click on the links below for the latest updates from our flagship youth clubs in Slough, Bracknell and Newbury.
31 July 2023
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Youth Development and Community Engagement Update
The school holidays are now upon us and our summer programmes are in full swing.
31 July 2023
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Training News
Here are our upcoming training courses, including posters.
31 July 2023
Get Ready for the National Minimum Wage Rate Increase
27 February 2023
On 1 April 2023, the government will increase the National Living Wage (NLW) rate for workers aged 23 years and over by 9.7% to £10.42.
This 92p increase is the largest ever cash increase to the National Living Wage. Changes to the other National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates including % increases are below.
| National Living Wage | 2022 rate | 2023 rate | % Nominal increase | Cash increase |
| 23 Year old and over | £9.50 | £10.42 | 9.7% | 92p |
| 21 to 22 Year old | £9.18 | £10.18 | 10.9% | £1 |
| 18 to 20 Year old | £6.83 | £7.49 | 9.7% | 66p |
| Under 18 Years | £4.81 | £5.28 | 9.8% | 47p |
| Apprentice | £4.81 | £5.28 | 9.8% | 47p |
| Accommodation offset | £8.70 | £9.10 | 4.6% | 40p |
Paying the National Minimum Wage can be more complex than just paying your workers the correct rate. These are just a few of the risks and common causes of underpayment:
- Deductions and payments for items or expenses that are connected with the job
- Unpaid working time for example, team handovers between shifts or time spent passing through security checks on entry and exit
- Incorrect use of apprenticeship rates for example, paying the minimum wage apprentice rate when the worker is not a genuine apprentice, or paying the minimum wage apprentice rate before a worker starts their apprenticeship, or after it ends
Further information and guidance is available on calculating the minimum wage.