National Minimum Wage
From 1st April 2018:
National Living Wage (Employees aged 25 and over) – £ 7.83 per hour
The new National Minimum Wage rates are going up to:
21-24 £ 7.38 per hour
18-20 £ 5.90 per hour
16 & 17 £ 4.20 per hour
The Apprentice rate (Under 19 or over 19 and in their first year of apprenticeship) is £ 3.70 per hour
Accommodation provided by the Employer can be offset against the National Living and Minimum wage at a rate of £7 per day or £49 per week. www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-accommodation
(No other kind of company benefit counts towards the minimum wages rates.)
Please note:
Deductions from wages may impact on these hourly rates and therefore unlawfully bring the employee’s pay below the minimum level.
For further details, please see:
www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage/employers-and-the-minimum-wage