Minimum Wage Increase
The minimum wage has been increased for 2022. Details below show the current rates of pay.
National Living Wage
Age 23 or over £9.50
National Minimum Wage
Age 21 – 22 £9.18
Age 18 – 20 £6.83
Under 18 £4.81
Apprentice £4.81
The minimum wage was first introduced in 1999 for workers over 22 years of age, with a separate rate for 18-21 year olds, surprisingly the apprentice rate was not being introduced until 2010.
Further information:
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates