National Minimum Wage Act 1998
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title:
National Minimum Wage Act 1998
text:
The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom. From 1 April 2024, the minimum wage is £11.44 for people aged 21 and over, £8.60 for 18- to 20-year-olds, and £6.40 for 16- to 17-year-olds and apprentices. It was a flagship policy of the Labour Party in the UK during their successful 1997 general election campaign. The national minimum wage (NMW) took effect on 1 April 1999. On 1 April 2016, an amendment to the act attempted an obligatory "National Living Wage
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Minimum_Wage_Act_1998
date created:
2004-11-02T16:40:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T22:28:48Z
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