Employment Alert No. 60- Rise in National Minimum Wage
March 20, 2003
With effect from 1 October 2003, the national minimum wage rates will increase:
The main (adult) rate for workers aged 22 and over will rise to GBP 4.50 per hour (from GBP 4.12) and the development rate for workers aged 18-21 inclusive will rise to GBP 3.80 per hour (from GBP 3.60).
The Government has also provisionally accepted recommendations for a further increase in October 2004 to GBP 4.85 per hour for adults and GBP 4.10 per hour for workers aged 18-21 inclusive
