• What are the current rates of the national minimum wage?

      There are three levels of minimum wage, and the rates from 1 October 2008        are:
    
    • £5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 years and older
    • A development rate of £4.77 per hour for workers aged 18-21 inclusive
    • £3.53 per hour for all workers under the age of 18, who are no longer of compulsory school age
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