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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 an obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 [a] and over which came into effect on 1 April 2016. As of April 2024 [update] it is £11.44 per hour. [ 1 ]
The following list provides information relating to the minimum wages (gross) of countries in Europe. [1] [2]The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France (35 hours), [3] Belgium (38 hours), [4] United Kingdom (38 hours), [3] Germany (38 hours), [5] Ireland (39 hours) [5] and Monaco (39 hours). [6]
Britain's minimum wage for workers aged 21 and over will rise to 11.44 pounds ($14.45) an hour in April - hitting two thirds of median earnings for workers in that age group, and one of the ...
General minimum wage by territory, as of February 2023. This is a list of the official minimum wage rates of the 193 United Nations member states and former members of the United Nations, also including the following territories and states with limited recognition (Northern Cyprus, Kosovo, etc.) and other independent countries.
The following list provides information relating to the (gross) minimum wages (before tax & social charges) of in the European Union member states. The calculations are based on the assumption of a 40-hour working week and a 52-week year, with the exceptions of France (35 hours), [1] Belgium (38 hours), [2] Ireland (39 hours), [1] and Germany (39.1 hours).
A remedy of up to 80 times the minimum wage is available to the worker and HMRC can enforce a penalty of twice the minimum wage per worker per day. [101] The top rate of income tax was 80% to 100% from 1940 to 1980. As it fell, income inequality has risen in the UK.
A 2010 study on the UK minimum wage found that it did not cause immediate price increases but led to faster price rises in sectors with many low-wage workers over the long term. [93] A 2012 UK study (1997-2007) found the minimum wage reduced wage inequality and had neutral to positive effects on employment. [94]