28 March 2012
National Minimum Wage increase from 1 October 2012
The National Minimum Wage rates are increasing, for some people, on 1 October 2012. The rates are dependent upon age with a special rate for apprentices.
The new rates from 1 October 2012 are:
- Age 16 or 17 (over compulsory school age) - £3.68 per hour (no change)
- Age 18,19 and 20 - £4.98 per hour (no change)
- Age 21 and over - £6.19 per hour (increased from £6.08)
- Apprentices 16, 17 or 18 (and 19 and over for the first 12 months of training) - £2.65 per hour (increased from £2.60).
You can find further information, including the rates of earlier years back to 1999 in our National Minimum Wage section
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