Minimum wage

[Jake]

Does anyone know what the minimum wage for a 20 year old is? Cos KFC pays 5.10£ an hour and i swear minimum wage is higher than that for a 20 year old?

[Special]

no it's about that

all i know is if you're under 16 they can pay you anything

[Jake]

Oh is it, i was on like 4.86£ an hour at 17 i thought it went up more than 20 odd pence.

[Special]

that'd defo under minimun. i'm sure it's a little more than £5 give or take

[FlyingJesus]

That's above minimum, for your age it's £4.83 with chances of increases over time. The £5.80 minimum which most companies go by just to make admin changes easier is only a legal minimum for persons aged 22 and older

[kk.]

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nmw/#b

What are the current rates of the national minimum wage?
There are three levels of minimum wage, and the rates from 1 October 2009 are:

£5.80 per hour for workers aged 22 years and older
a development rate of £4.83 per hour for workers aged 18-21 inclusive
£3.57 per hour for all workers under the age of 18, who are no longer of compulsory school age

[Jake]

oo i see thankyou. ive always been on 6£ an hour so didnt know it was tht low +repz