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Government Announces 1-1.9% Rise in NMW

Despite rumours & reports[1] earlier this month that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) could be frozen, or even cut, and the Low Pay Commission recommending a freeze for the Apprentice Rate, the government has announced increases to the NMW in all categories.

 

The modest increases – 1.9% for the adult rate, 1% for the Youth Development Rate, 1% for the 16-17 Year Old Rate, 1.1% in the Apprentice Rate, together with a 1.9% increase to the accommodation offset – will apply from wages earned in a Pay Reference Period commencing on or after 1 October 2013. That means if a monthly pay reference period commences on 30 September 2013, the new rates would not apply until 30 October 2013 – when the new pay reference period starts.

 

The rates payable from 1 October 2013 are:

 

Adult rate £6.31 an hour
Youth Development Rate £5.03 an hour
16-17 Year Old Rate £3.72 an hour
Apprentice Rate £2.68 an hour
Accommodation Offset £4.91 a day

 



[1] Financial Times, 2 April 2013; Telegraph, 1 April 2013; Huffington Post, 2 April 2013

Filed under: General News, Laws & Regulations by Employment Law Clinic           Post created on: April 17th, 2013

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