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New National Minimum Wage rates announced

Posted on Thursday, March 06, 2008

New National Minimum Wage rates announced

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform has today announced the new rates of the National Minimum Wage to apply from 1 October 2008. For workers aged 22 and over, the rate will rise from the current £5.52 per hour to £5.73; for workers aged 18-21 it will rise from £4.60 to £4.77; and for workers aged 16 and 17 it will rise from £3.40 to £3.53


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