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National minimum wage rate from 1 October 2014

Posted by: edwinsmith on August 21st, 2014

There are changes to the national minimum wage (NMW) rates in some categories from 1 October 2014. The new rates per hour are as follows with the current rates shown in brackets:

  1. £6.50 (£6.31) - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
  2. £5.13 (£5.03) - the 18-20 rate
  3. £3.79 (£3.72) - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18
  4. £2.73 (£2.68) - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

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