Employers must pay workers the national minimum wage. The rates, which increase on 1 October each year, are divided into the main adult rate (workers aged 21 and over), the development rate (workers aged 18-20 inclusive) and the youth rate (workers aged 16 and 17). There is also an apprentice rate.
An additional rate for workers aged 25 and over, which is being called the “national living wage”, is being introduced from 1 April 2016.
The GMB and other NHS unions have taken a collective decision to endorse the Agenda for Change – the new...
Minimum wage no threat
The CBI has told the Low Pay Commission (LPC) that business is ready to accept a minimum wage of a...
Trade union Unison wants the minimum wage to rise to £6.50 an hour.Dave Prentis, general secretary, presenting evidence to the...
The UK’s manufacturers have called for a pre-determined formula to be used for setting future increases in the National Minimum...
In its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the TUC will today recommend an increase in the adult...
In its annual submission to the Low Pay Commission (LPC), the TUC will today recommend an increase in the adult...
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called for a regional minimum wage after new research showed large variations in...
The minimum wage should rise by 50p an hour from 2005 with a bigger increase the following year, the TUC...
The number of jobs paid below the national minimum wage in the UK was 272,000 in spring 2004, amounting to...
Workers should be paid at least £5.35 per hour, according to trade union Usdaw.Usdaw has submitted evidence to the Low...
UK retailers today warn that another rise in the National Minimum Wage (NMW) could lead to more than 20,000 jobs...
UK nears top of European part-time employment list
The UK’s strong employment performance, particularly in the availability of part-time jobs,...
Corporate social responsibility will never make up for the inadequacy of the minimum wage in the capital
