- Minimum wage - 21+ years: £12.71/ 18-20 years: £10.85/ under 18 or apprentice: £8
- Holiday - 28 days paid holiday per year from the day you start pro rata
- Breaks - uninterrupted 20min rest when working over 6 hours!
- Days off - at least a full 24hrs per week or 48hrs a fortnight
- Sick pay - no less than £123.25 per week up to 28 weeks
- Rest - at least 11 hours rest between shifts
Don’t settle for the minimum! Organise for better!
The Solidarity Federation is an anarcho-syndicalist union
Whether we’re working temporarily or permanently, with an agency, full or part-time, we have certain basic rights ... (read more)
updated April 2026. In some cases there may be exceptions




Cost of living - Soaring energy costs, inflation, austerity and more making life unlivable. Meanwhile our bosses are getting richer.



