Regulation 4A Workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rateF1

United Kingdom

(1)

The hourly rate of the national minimum wage is—

F2(a)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(b)

F3£10.85 for a worker who is aged 18 years or over (but is not yet aged 21 years);

(c)

F4£8.00 for a worker who is aged under 18 years;

(d)

F5£8.00 for a worker to whom the apprenticeship rate applies, as determined in accordance with regulation 5.

(2)

If the rate in paragraph (1)(d) applies to a worker, the national living wage rate and the rates in F6paragraph 1(b) and (c) of this regulation do not apply to that worker.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Regs. 4-4B substituted for reg. 4 (1.4.2016) by The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/68), regs. 1(2), 3
F2: Reg. 4A(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2024) by virtue of The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/432), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)
F3: Sum in reg. 4A(1)(b) substituted (1.4.2026) by The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/357), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(a)
F4: Sum in reg. 4A(1)(c) substituted (1.4.2026) by The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/357), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(b)
F5: Sum in reg. 4A(1)(d) substituted (1.4.2026) by The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/357), regs. 1(2), 2(3)(c)
F6: Words in reg. 4A(2) substituted (1.4.2024) by The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/432), regs. 1(2), 2(4)