The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage go up on 1 April 2018. The Government’s National Minimum Wage campaign aims to make sure the UK’s lowest paid workers receive the correct rates of pay when the National Minimum and Living Wage increase on 1 April 2018. 
- It's against the law for employers not to pay the correct National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage rate
- You can contact the Acas Helpline for advice and support to make sure you pay your employees correctly: www.gov.uk/pay-and-work-rights
- If you discover you have been paying your workers below the correct minimum wage, you must pay any arrears immediately.
- Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they’re either: aged under 19 or aged 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship. Example - An apprentice aged 22 in the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £3.70
- Apprentices are entitled to the minimum wage for their age if they both: are aged 19 or over or have completed the first year of their apprenticeship. Example - An apprentice aged 22 who has completed the first year of their apprenticeship is entitled to a minimum hourly rate of £7.38
Think you are being underpaid? Register a confidential complaint with HMRC: www.tax.service.gov.uk/forms/form/pay-and-work-rights-complaint/new. Your details will not be shared with your employer.
Not sure what your current hourly rate is? Use the Check your pay calculator to check: www.gov.uk/am-i-getting-minimum-wage
For further information, visit: https://checkyourpay.campaign.gov.uk/#7ovoUzDj1Hr3Te1x.99
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