From 1 October 2011 the following National Minimum Wage rates apply:

• workers aged 21 and over: £6.08
• aged 18 to 20: £4.98
• aged 16 or 17 (workers above school leaving age but under 18): £3.68
• apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship: £2.60