- 
                
                    
                        Minimum Wage
                    
                    
                    
                    
                        - 
                            National Minimum Wage rates apply to employees up to the age of 20.
                        
 
                        - 
                            National Living Wage (NLW) rates apply to employees 21 and over.
                        
 
                        - 
                            The Apprentice rate applies to apprentices under 19, or 19 and over in the first year of
                            apprenticeship.
                        
 
                        - 
                            Penalties apply to employers who fail to pay minimum wages.
                        
 
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    Age
                                 | 
                                
                                    NLW
                                 | 
                                
                                    18-20
                                 | 
                                
                                    16-17
                                 | 
                                
                                     
                                        Apprentice
                                     
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                | 
                                    From 1 April 2025
                                 | 
                                
                                    £12.21
                                 | 
                                
                                    £10
                                 | 
                                
                                    £7.55
                                 | 
                                
                                    £7.55
                                 | 
                            
                        
                    
                    
                    
                
             
            - 
                
                    
                        Minimum Wage
                    
                    
                        - 
                            National Minimum Wage rates apply to employees up to the age of 20.
                        
 
                        - 
                            National Living Wage (NLW) rates apply to employees 21 and over.
                        
 
                        - 
                            The Apprentice rate applies to apprentices under 19, or 19 and over in the first year of
                            apprenticeship.
                        
 
                        - 
                            Penalties apply to employers who fail to pay minimum wages.
                        
 
                    
                    
                        
                            
                                | 
                                    Age
                                 | 
                                
                                    NLW
                                 | 
                                
                                    18-20
                                 | 
                                
                                    16-17
                                 | 
                                
                                     
                                        Apprentice
                                     
                                 | 
                            
                            
                                | 
                                    From 1 April 2024
                                 | 
                                
                                    £11.44
                                 | 
                                
                                    £8.60
                                 | 
                                
                                    £6.40
                                 | 
                                
                                    £6.40
                                 |