National Minimum Wage increase – April 2019

by Emma | Mar 4, 2019

The legal minimum hourly rates for workers will increase as follows from 1 April 2019 (to be applied to the employee’s next pay reference period after that date):

from £7.83 to £8.21 for workers aged 25 and over (the National Living Wage)
from £7.38 to £7.70 for 21-24 year olds
from £5.90 to £6.15 for 18-20 year olds
from £4.20 to £4.35 for 16-17 year olds
from £3.70 to £3.90 for apprentices aged under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship.