National Minimum Wage rates from 1 October 2016 will be:
- £6.95 per hour – 21-24 yrs old
- £5.55 per hour 18 – 20 yrs old
- £4 per hour – 16-17 yrs old
- £3.40 for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship.
National Living Wage
There will be no change to £7.20 per hour, implemented from 1 April 2016 for individuals over the age of 25 yrs old
The rate will then change every April starting April 2017