The national minimum wage (NMW)
increases annually in October. These are the new rates:
For workers aged 21 years (22 up to 30/9/10)
and older
·
£6.08
per hour from 1/10/11 to 30/09/12
·
(£5.93
per hour from 1/10/10 to 30/09/11)
Additional rates for
·
workers
aged 18–20 years inclusive (18–21 up to 30/09/10)
·
workers
aged 21 years (22 up to 30/09/10) and above, starting a new job with a new
employer and doing accredited training (a course approved by the UK Government
to obtain a vocational qualification).
·
£4.98
per hour from 1/10/11 to 30/09/12
·
(£4.92
per hour from 1/10/10 to 30/09/11)