Tuesday 12 October 2010

New Minimum Wage Rates

The National minimum wage rate changed on the 1st October to the following:

workers aged 21 and over will increase to £5.93 per hour
workers aged 18 to 20 will increase to $4.92 per hour
workers aged 16 to 17 will increase to £3.64 per hour

For the first time, there will also be an apprenticeship minimum wage of £2.50 per hour, in addition to the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and improve qualifications. The new rate will apply to apprentices who are under 19 years of age or those who are aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship.

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