National Minimum & Living Wage – April 2018
Are you 25 or over?
Not sure what your current hourly rate is? Use our calculator to check.
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting what you are entitled to.
Feel uncomfortable talking to your manager? Call the Acas helpline for confidential advice and support.
If you’re an employer, by law you must pay workers aged 25 and over the legal National Living Wage. Find out more.
Read more at https://checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk/#lVrgLD3e4Ty0FCsc.99
Are you under 25?
Not sure what your current hourly rate is? Use our calculator to check.
| Date | 25 & over | 21 to 24 | 18 to 20 | Under 18 | Apprentice |
| 1 April 2017 | £7.50 | £7.05 | £5.60 | £4.05 | £3.50 |
| From 1 April 2018 | £7.83 | £7.38 | £5.90 | £4.20 | £3.70 |
It is illegal for your employer to pay you less than the National Minimum Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting what you are entitled to.
Feel uncomfortable talking to your manager? Call the Acas helpline for confidential advice and support.
If you’re an employer, by law you must pay workers under 25 at least the legal National Minimum Wage. Find out more.
Read more at https://checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk/#lVrgLD3e4Ty0FCsc.99
Are you an employer?
National Minimum and Living Wage rates
| Date | 25 & over | 21 to 24 | 18 to 20 | Under 18 | Apprentice |
| 1 April 2017 | £7.50 | £7.05 | £5.60 | £4.05 | £3.50 |
| From 1 April 2018 | £7.83 | £7.38 | £5.90 | £4.20 | £3.70 |
Apprentice rates
| Date | 25 & overand completed the first year of apprenticeship | 21 to 24and completed the first year of apprenticeship | 19 to 20and completed the first year of apprenticeship | ApprenticeIn the first year of apprenticeship or under 19 |
| 1 April 2017 | £7.50 | £7.05 | £5.60 | £3.50 |
| From 1 April 2018 | £7.83 | £7.38 | £5.90 | £3.70 |
If you’re not sure what rate you’re paying your employees, use our calculator to check.
You can call the Acas Helpline to get advice and support to ensure that you understand what you need to do to pay your employees correctly.
Even if you are paying your employees at or above the National Minimum or Living Wage, you could still be underpaying them. This can easily happen when an employer makes a mistake in calculating pay.
Some of the most common mistakes are listed below. Check whether any of them could apply to your staff. If you discover you have been paying your employees below the correct minimum wage, you must pay any arrears immediately.
Read more at https://checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk/#lVrgLD3e4Ty0FCsc.99