National Minimum Wage

If you are working you should be paid the National Minimum Wage from the age of 16 onwards.

 

• The Government sets a National Minimum Wage for UK workers.
  
• You are entitled to this whether you work full-time, part-time, on a casual basis, from home, for an agency, or on a short-term contract.
  
• There are different current+ rates for 16 and 17 year olds of '3.64 an hour - these go up to '4.92 once you reach 18 and again to '5.93 when you are 21 or over.
  
• There are different minimum wage rates for apprentices aged 19 or under or in the first year of their apprenticeship.

 +The minimum wage rates given above relate to October 2010 and may change in October 2011.

 

For more information on the National Minimum Wage you can go online to www.direct.gov.uk

You can also call the pay and work rights helpline on 0800 917 2368 - for text phones the number is 0800 121 40442.