National Minimum Wage (NMW) - Changes from 1st
October
Currently only staff aged 22 or over are legally entitled to
receive the adult rate of NMW but from 1st October they
will qualify to for the full adult rate from the age of
21.
The adult rate will also increase from £5.80 to £5.93 on the
same date. Workers between 18 and 20 years old will stay on a lower
rate which is rising to £4.92 and minimum pay for workers under 18
years old will become £3.57.
Another change comes with the introduction of a minimum rate of
£2.50 per hour for all apprentices. This will affect those
apprentices under 19 years old (or over 19 but within the first
year of their apprenticeship) who do not currently qualify for any
minimum wage.
National Minimum Wage Rates
|
Current Rate
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From 1 Oct 2010
|
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22+
|
£5-80
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21+
|
£5-93
|
|
18-21
|
£4-83
|
18-20
|
£4-92
|
|
16-17
|
£3-57
|
16-17
|
£3-64
|
|
|
|
apprentices
|
£2-50
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