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The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom. [2] From 1 April 2024, the minimum wage is £11.44 per hour for people aged 21 and over, £8.60 for 18- to 20-year-olds, and £6.40 for 16- to 17-year-olds and apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship. [3]
The National Living Wage is implemented via an amendment to National Minimum Wage Act 1998. [5] The National Living Wage was phased in between April 2016 and April 2020, with the aim of reaching 60% of median UK earnings by 2020. For over-25 year old employees, the wage began at £7.20 per hour in April 2016 and was projected to rise to at ...
Early government responses to rising inflation included a 6.6% rise in the minimum wage, which was announced in 2021, and came into effect in April 2022. The UK government intensified its efforts to respond to the cost-of-living crisis in May 2022, with a £5 billion windfall tax on energy companies to help fund a £15 billion support package ...
Ministers have announced bigger-than-expected increases to the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Millions of the lowest paid workers across the UK will receive a pay increase.
The rate is currently £10.42 for workers aged 23 and over, but the new figure will apply to 21 and 22-year-olds for the first time. Minimum wage to rise to £11.44 in April next year Skip to main ...
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The minimum wage, or national living wage for over-21s, will rise from £11.44 to between £12.12 and £12.20 from next year, The Times reported. The Low Pay Commission, which advises the ...