New Rates for National Minimum Wage

New Rates for National Minimum Wage from today are:
 • workers aged 25 and over                               £7.50 per hour;

• workers aged 21 to 24                                      £7.05 per hour;

• workers aged 18 to 20-year-olds                    £5.60 per hour;

• workers aged 16 to 17-year-olds                    £4.05 per hour;

• apprentices                                                         £3.50 per hour; and

• the accommodation offset will be                   £6.40 a day.