Budget March 2011: National Minimum Wage (NMW)
Wednesday 23rd March 2011
The current NMW rates are as follows:
|
Age |
21 and over |
18-20 |
16 and 17 |
|
From 1 October 2010 |
£5.93 |
£4.92 |
£3.64 |
An apprentice rate of £2.50 applies to apprentices under 19, or those 19 and over in the first year of apprenticeship.
The Government has launched a new scheme to expose publicly employers who deliberately pay their staff less than the NMW. Under the scheme, which came into effect on 1 January 2011, defaulting employers may have their breaches publicised by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.