National Minimum Wage - Written Ministerial Statement  from The then Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills,  Pat McFadden, W'ton SE: 

 

The Low Pay Commission's 2010 report recommended from 1^st October 2010:

 

 

The National Minumium Wage was introduced AS LAW by the Labour government in April 1999. It has been uprated as follows:  

NMWage    22+yrs      18-21yrs    16-17yrs

 

Apr-99       £3.60          £3.00          none

Jun-00       £3.70          £3.20          none

Oct-01       £4.10          £3.50          none

Oct-02       £4.20          £3.60          none

Oct-03       £4.50          £3.80          none

Oct-04       £4.85          £4.10          £3.00

Oct-05       £5.05          £4.25          £3.00

Oct-06       £5.35          £4.45          £3.30

Oct-07       £5.52          £4.60          £3.40

Oct-08       £5.73          £4.77          £3.53 

 

Oct-09  £5.80     £4.83     £3.57

 

next increase due 1^st October 2010

                     21+yrs       18-20yrs   16-17yrs

Oct-2010  £5.93          £4.92        £3.64  

plus new apprentice rate £2.50/hour

The apprentice minimum wage is for those apprentices currently exempt from the national minimum wage. That is, all those under the age of 19 and those aged 19 and over in the first 12 months of their apprenticeship. The wage should cover both those employed on traditional contracts of apprenticeship and employed apprentices on Government-supported level 2 and 3 schemes. All hours of work and training (relating to both on-the-job and off-the-job) under an apprenticeship should be counted as hours for which the apprentice wage must be paid. All hours should be paid at the same wage rate. Non-employed apprentices are excluded from the apprentice minimum wage and continue to be exempt from the national minimum wage. 

---