Saturday, November 03, 2007

What is the National Minimum wage in the UK?

The National Minimum Wage has increased again from October 2007

The minimum wage is a legal right which covers almost all workers above compulsory school leaving age. There are different minimum wage rates for different groups of workers as follows:
  • The main rate for workers aged 22 and over increased on 1 October 2007 to £5.52 an hour from £5.35 an hour
  • The rate for 18-21 year olds increased to £4.60 an hour from £4.45 an hour
  • The rate for 16-17 year old increased to £3.40 an hour from £3.30 an hour

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1 comments:

Anonymous said…

I’m glad I don’t live there or I would have a really little wage! I think it should be higher there. Or maybe the U.S. is just really materialistic.