Members are reminded that the national living wage increased from 1 April 2018, the rates are:
Members are reminded that the national living wage increased from 1 April 2018, the rates are:
• workers aged 25 and over will be £7.83 per hour
• workers aged 21 to 24 will be £7.38 per hour
• workers aged 18 to 20 will be £5.90 per hour
• workers aged under 18 will be £4.20 per hour
• apprentices under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship will be £3.70 per hour
Employers who underpay minimum wage rates can face fines of up to 200% of the back pay they owe to workers and can be publicly named by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Full details are available here on the Gov.uk website
