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April 4th, 2022
From 1 April 2022 millions of workers in the UK will receive a pay rise to help with the rising costs of living.
There will be a 10% increase for those aged 21-22 that are currently receiving National Minimum Wage and those 23 and over on National Minimum Wage will receive a raise of 6.6%.
See the full breakdown here:-
National Living Wage (23+) to increase from £8.91 to £9.50
National Minimum Wage (21-22) to increase from £8.36 to £9.18
National Minimum Wage (18-20) to increase £6.56 to £6.83
National Minimum Wage (16-17) to increase £4.62 to £4.81
Apprenticeship Wage to increase from £4.30 to £4.81
All businesses need to ensure they are following the law and paying their employees the correct wage. You can find more guidance on employers and the National Minimum Wage here.
All data and figures referred to in our news section are correct at the date of publishing and should not be relied upon as still current.
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