# The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015, Regulation 4: National minimum wage rates


(1) The national minimum wage is the single hourly rate of—
(a) £6.50 for a worker who is aged 21 years or over;
(b) £5.13 for a worker who is aged 18 years or over (but is not yet aged 21 years);
(c) £3.79 for a worker who is aged under 18 years;
(d) £2.73 for a worker to whom the apprenticeship rate applies, as determined in accordance with regulation 5.
(2) The single hourly rate of the national minimum wage at which a worker is entitled to be remunerated as respects work, in a pay reference period, is the rate which applies to the worker on the first day of that period.
(3) If the rate in paragraph (1)(d) applies to a worker, the rates in paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (c) do not apply to that worker.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2015/9780111127964/regulation/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-national-minimum-wage-regulations-2015/regulation-4
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