Increases in minimum wage rates take effect on 1 April 2020

Significant increases in minimum wage rates will take effect on 1 April 2020.

On that date, the National Living Wage (the rate for workers aged over 25 years) increases by 6.2%. According to the Government this equates to an annual pay rise of up to £930 for a full time worker.

From 1 April 2020, the new hourly rates for the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage are::

• £8.72 for workers over 25 years old
• £8.20 for 21-24 year olds
• £6.45 for 18-20 year olds
• 4.55 for under 18s
• £4.15 (rate for apprentices under 19 and those 19 and over in their first year of an apprenticeship)

For further information or advice on employment law matters, please contact James Hodgson or Maureen Cawthorn at our Halifax office on 01422 339600.