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15/04/2013
National Minimum Wage To Rise
The government has approved a rise in minimum wage by 12p to £6.31 an hour.
Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed the government has accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for this year’s adult and youth rates.
The following rates will come into effect on 1 October 2013:
• the adult rate will increase by 12p to £6.31 an hour
• the rate for 18-20 year olds will increase by 5p to £5.03 an hour
• the rate for 16-17 year olds will increase by 4p to £3.72 an hour
• the apprentice rate will increase by 3p to £2.68 an hour.
• the accommodation offset increases from the current £4.82 to £4.91
Vince Cable said: "We are accepting its recommendations for the adult and youth National Minimum Wage rate increases, which I am confident strikes this balance. However, there is worrying evidence that a significant number of employers are not paying apprentices the relevant minimum wage rate.
"Apprenticeships are at the heart of our goal to support a stronger economy, and so it is important to continue to make them attractive to young people. Therefore, I am not taking forward the LPC’s recommendation to freeze the apprenticeship rate due to non-compliance, but instead am raising it in line with the youth rates."
Chair of the LPC David Norgrove said: "We welcome publication of our 2013 Report today and the government’s acceptance of our recommendations on the level of the National Minimum Wage for adults and young people. We also very much welcome the government’s commitment to tackle non-compliance in the areas highlighted by us.
"The government will be working with employers, apprentices and training providers to improve awareness of rights and responsibilities on pay. Along with this, it will be undertaking focused enforcement work to clamp down on non-compliance by employers of apprentices.
"The government supports work experience as a valuable way of helping young people get into work. The law on the NMW is clear. Work experience as part of an education course and pre-employment provision is exempt under the NMW regulations. However, if somebody is a worker under NMW legislation, then they are entitled to the minimum wage."
(IT/CD)
Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed the government has accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for this year’s adult and youth rates.
The following rates will come into effect on 1 October 2013:
• the adult rate will increase by 12p to £6.31 an hour
• the rate for 18-20 year olds will increase by 5p to £5.03 an hour
• the rate for 16-17 year olds will increase by 4p to £3.72 an hour
• the apprentice rate will increase by 3p to £2.68 an hour.
• the accommodation offset increases from the current £4.82 to £4.91
Vince Cable said: "We are accepting its recommendations for the adult and youth National Minimum Wage rate increases, which I am confident strikes this balance. However, there is worrying evidence that a significant number of employers are not paying apprentices the relevant minimum wage rate.
"Apprenticeships are at the heart of our goal to support a stronger economy, and so it is important to continue to make them attractive to young people. Therefore, I am not taking forward the LPC’s recommendation to freeze the apprenticeship rate due to non-compliance, but instead am raising it in line with the youth rates."
Chair of the LPC David Norgrove said: "We welcome publication of our 2013 Report today and the government’s acceptance of our recommendations on the level of the National Minimum Wage for adults and young people. We also very much welcome the government’s commitment to tackle non-compliance in the areas highlighted by us.
"The government will be working with employers, apprentices and training providers to improve awareness of rights and responsibilities on pay. Along with this, it will be undertaking focused enforcement work to clamp down on non-compliance by employers of apprentices.
"The government supports work experience as a valuable way of helping young people get into work. The law on the NMW is clear. Work experience as part of an education course and pre-employment provision is exempt under the NMW regulations. However, if somebody is a worker under NMW legislation, then they are entitled to the minimum wage."
(IT/CD)
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