Please note that the new national minimum wage rates come into force on 1st October 2016.
They are as follows:
£7.20 per hour – 25 yrs old and over
£6.95 per hour – 21-24 yrs old
£5.55 per hour 18-20 yrs old
£4 per hour – 16-17 yrs old
£3.40 for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship.
The rate will then change every April starting April 2017.