National Minimum Wage Increases from 1st April 2019
New rates for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) take effect from 1 April 2019, and employers must ensure that they implement them accordingly. The rates are as follows: 25 and over - £8.21 per hour; 21- to 24-year-olds - £7.70 an hour; 18- to 20-year-olds - £6.15 an hour; 16- to 17-year-olds £4.35 an hour; and Apprentice rate - £3.90 an hour. The increased NMW penalty took effect from 1 April 2016 and applies to any notice of underpayment relating to a pay reference period beginning on or after that date. Broadly, the penalty percentage which may be imposed [...]