national insurance

British  

noun

1. (in Britain) state insurance based on weekly contributions from employees and employers and providing payments to the unemployed, the sick, the retired, etc, as well as medical services See also social security

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national insurance

Then the Chancellor put up national insurance contributions on their staff, widening the net to capture virtually every part-time bar worker.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

She said the increased number of visitors would require employing more staff, which could increase the amount paid on tax and national insurance.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

A Treasury spokesperson said increasing the national minimum wage boosted pay for more than 200,000 young workers, and pointed out that employer national insurance contributions were lower when hiring under-21s.

From BBC ● May 25, 2026

One retailer said government policies, including rises in the national living wage and employers' national insurance contributions, had increased costs in food supply chains.

From BBC ● May 19, 2026

He has come to believe in such things as old age pensions and national insurance.

From The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice by Leacock, Stephen