Arise 21 and 22 year olds

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The national minimum wage will increase by £1.02 an hour from next April to £11.44 and for the first time 21 and 22 year olds will get the high rate of NMW an increase of more than £1000 for working full time.

Nice to get some positive news this week.

WhatThe

It is great news! 

I was shocked to read though under 19's and apprentices in their first year are paid £5.28 an hour.. .for increasing productivity it makes no sense  

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WhatThe said:

It is great news! 

I was shocked to read though under 19's and apprentices in their first year are paid £5.28 an hour.. .for increasing productivity it makes no sense  

I think that £210 a week at 19 and under isn't bad even in 2023, when I started work after leaving school I was on £28 per week and basic rate income tax was 33%, today on £210 they would pay no tax and a few quid in N.I

WhatThe

 

WhatThe

I need to correct myself - 16/17 year olds, apprentices under 19 or anyone in their first year of an apprenticeship are paid £5.28 an hour.

Living at home it would be a good wage but many don't/can't and it wouldn't support an adult to retrain or seek vocational qualifications. Reward for hard work is the mantra...and it's more important than ever to give hope to this generation - rising inequality and shambolic governance is all they've ever known!