The National Minimum Wage increased as from 1 October 2011.

The new rates will be:

• £6.08 per hour - workers 21 and over

• £4.98 per hour - workers 18-20

• £3.68 per hour - workers 16-17 above school leaving age but under 18

• £2.60 per hour - for apprentices under 19, or 19 or over and in the first year of an apprentice

The hr4nurseries team!