
The UK minimum wage increased on 1 April – upping incomes for the lowest-paid workers. Yet many who think they’re on the minimum wage are actually being paid LESS than they should.
What’s the minimum wage? The minimum wage is the legal minimum an employer can pay anyone working in any UK nation, and the rate varies by age. The rate since 1 April 2022 is as follows:
- Apprentices: £4.81
- Under-18s: £4.81
- Age 18-20: £6.83
- Age 21-22: £9.18
- Age 23 and over: £9.50
Confusingly, back in 2015, the then Chancellor George Osborne announced he was renaming the ‘minimum wage’ for then over-25s (now over-23s) as the ‘national living wage. I spoke out at the time, as this was stealing the brand of the Living Wage Foundation – a charity I’ve long supported.
Each year, the Living Wage Foundation announces its REAL living wage; a voluntary employers’ wage scheme, based on an assessment of the actual cost of living (and it’s due an update soon). Currently, in the UK, it’s set at £9.90 per hour, except London where it’s £11.05 per hour – so higher than the minimum wage above – but not compulsory.
Almost 10,000 UK employers have pledged to pay the real living wage. You can check whether yours is one of them on livingwage.org.uk.
Esta historia es de la edición August 01, 2022 de WOMAN - UK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor ? Conectar
Esta historia es de la edición August 01, 2022 de WOMAN - UK.
Comience su prueba gratuita de Magzter GOLD de 7 días para acceder a miles de historias premium seleccionadas y a más de 9,000 revistas y periódicos.
Ya eres suscriptor? Conectar

From wife TO CARER
After Mel Elliott's husband suffered a brain injury, their relationship changed drastically and irreparably

Love thy NEIGHBOUR
The woman next door had her life sorted – or so Joan thought

'I'm embracing THE FACT I'M SINGLE'
Ruth Langsford on 'difficult divorce', weight loss and leaning on her female friends

LINDA Pauline's DEMENTIA BATTLE
Linda Robson talks to Woman about her friend's health, dating and her new TV gig

Pearls before SWINE
Lady Graystone was simply following a family tradition – one that meant they would never forget her

Inspiring CELEBS
From overcoming obstacles and raising awareness to fighting for change, as International Women's Day arrives we take a look at the stars doing their bit

Time for a DIGITAL DETOX?
Determined to switch off, writer Ella Dove tried going tech-free on a weekend break

Why I confronted MY BULLY ASAN ADULT
Teased and tormented as a schoolgirl, Shona Sibary decided to stand up to her bully decades on

Is your diet MAKING YOU SICK?
If you don't lose weight sensibly, you could end up feeling unwell

Don't put up with hair loss
Sadly, it’s all too easy to dismiss thinning hair as a sign of ageing, but getting help could be easier than you think...