The Chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced in the Autumn Budget that from April 2018 the National Living Wage will increase by 4.4% taking the current minimum level of pay from £7.50 an hour to £7.83 an hour for those aged over 25 and over.
This has come after the recommendation from the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC) and is said the increase will benefit over two million workers.
National Living Wage Increase
Pay rates from April 2018
| Date of rate | 25 and over | 21 to 24 | 18 to 20 | Under 18 | Apprentice |
| From April 2018 | £7.83 (up from £7.50) | £7.38 (up from £7.05) | £5.90 (up from £5.60) | £4.20 (up from £4.05) | £3.70 (up from £3.50) |
In addition to the National Minimum Wage increase, the Government has also announced the following proposed increases to statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and sick pay from April 2018.
- Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental pay and maternity allowance will all be £145.18 a week (up from £140.98).
- Statutory sick pay will be £95.05 a week (up from £89.35).
The increase normally occurs on the first Sunday in April, which would be 1 April 2018, although the Government has suggested that the increases will take effect from 9 April 2018.
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