Minimum Wage up to £5.52 per hour
7 - 3 - 2007The national minimum wage is to rise by 17p – about 3% - from £5.35 to £5.52 an hour from October 2007.
The rate for workers aged 18-21 will rise by 15p to £4.60 an hour, while workers aged 16 and 17 will get a 10p rise to £3.40 an hour.
The increases will affect 1.3 million workers and are in line with inflation. The rates for 18-21 year olds go up from £4.45 to £4.60 and for 16 and 17 year olds from £3.30 to £3.40.
Unions said the government should have been "bolder" and increased the minimum wage by a rate above inflation for the eighth year in a row.
For more information about employment matters contact Victoria Wright on 0208 290 0440 or e-mail victoria.wright@thackraywilliams.com