Changes to National Minimum Wage Laws from 1st October 2009
Rates:
- Workers 22+ are entitled to £5.80 an hour
- Workers 18-21 are entitled to £4.83 an hour
- Workers 16-17 are entitled to £3.57 an hour
Tipping:
From 1st October 2009 it will be unlawful for employers to use service charges, tips and gratuities to take workers' pay up to the national minimum wage.
Download the guide National Minimum Wage: A Code of Best Practice on Service Charges, Tips, Gratuities and Cover Charges from the BIS website - Opens in a new window.
Agricultural Minimum Wage:
From 1st October 2009 the agricultural minimum wage will be £5.81
For other information relating to all other employment matters view: www.businesslink.gov.uk/employingpeople
The Pay and Work Rights Helpline can help employers stay within the law. If you're an employer and you have any queries relating to the minimum wage, working hours or what deductions you can and can't make from workers' pay, we can help you.
There are different regulations depending on which sector you do business in; e.g. whether you are a recruitment agency employing temporary workers or a gangmaster supplying or using workers in the agricultural or food processing sectors.
Making this kind of information more available and accessible will help you in running your business. And it means there's no excuse for your competitors to undercut you. So when it comes to ensuring there's a level playing field, we can be a powerful friend.
In good times or in bad, we want to make sure employers have the right information and workers are getting the rights they're entitled to.
The textphone number is 0800 121 4042
Calls from some mobile phones will be free and others may vary. Check with your mobile phone provider for more information.
If you are a worker looking for more information on your rights please visit:http://www.direct.gov.uk/payandworkrights - Opens in a new window
