Every year, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) including the National Living Wage (NLW) are set to rise from the 1st April.
The new rates from the 1st April 2025 will be:
NLW 21 years old and over: £12.21 per hour
Age18-20: £10.00 per hour
Age under 18 but above compulsory school leaving age: £7.55 per hour
Apprentices aged under 19: £7.55 per hour
Apprentices aged over 19 but in their first year of apprenticeship: £7.55 per hour
If you pay any employees the NLW or NMW, or close to it, it’s a good idea to check their current pay now to see what adjustments you need to make ready for April.
Other important rises from 6th April 2025
Weekly rates that will apply from 6th April include:
Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, parental bereavement, and shared parental leave payments will rise to £187.18 per week.
Statutory Neonatal Care Pay (£187.18 per week) will come into force on 6th April.
Statutory sick pay, which will rise to £118.75 per week from 6th April.
If this is written into your policies then don’t forget to amend them ready for April.
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