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What is the minimum wage in the UK 2017?
The Government’s National Living Wage was introduced on 1 April 2016 for all working people aged 25 and over, and is currently set at £7.20 per hour. In April 2017 it will go up to £7.50. The current National Minimum Wage for those under the age of 25 still applies.
The rates from 1 October 2016 are:
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- £7.20 per hour – 25 yrs old and over
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- £6.95 per hour – 21-24 yrs old
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- £5.55 per hour 18-20 yrs old
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- £4 per hour – 16-17 yrs old
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- £3.40 for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship.
The rate will then change every April starting April 2017. The rates from 1 April 2017 will be:
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- £7.50 per hour – 25 yrs old and over
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- £7.05 per hour – 21-24 yrs old
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- £5.60 per hour – 18-20 yrs old
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- £4.05 per hour – 16-17 yrs old
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- £3.50 for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship.
[color=rgb(20, 20, 20)]On April 1st 2017, the minimum wage is set to increase as follows:[/color]
[color=rgb(20, 20, 20)]The National Living Wage (the minimum wage paid to over-25's) will go up to £7.50 per hour – an extra 30p an hour.[/color][color=rgb(20, 20, 20)]The National Minimum Wage will rise as follows:Age 21-24 £7.05 – an extra 10p an hour.
Age 18-20: £5.60 – an extra 5p an hour
Under 18: £4.05 – an extra 5p an hour
Apprentice: £3.50 – an extra 10p an hour[/color] -
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