the rate for 18-20 year olds will increase by 5p to £5.03 an hour; the rate for 16-17 year olds will increase by 4p to £3.72 an hour; the apprentice rate will increase by 3p to £2.68 an hour; and the accommodation offset increases from the current £4.82 to £4.91.
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2013 SI 2013/1975
NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE ROGUES TO BE PUBLICLY NAMED AND SHAMED
27 August 2013
Employers who fail to pay the national minimum wage (NMW) will be publicly named and shamed under revamped plans to make it easier to clamp down on rogue businesses, Employment Relations Minister Jo Swinson announced today. The new rules are part of government efforts to toughen up enforcement of the NMW and increase compliance. By naming employers it is hoped that bad publicity will be an additional deterrent to employers who would otherwise be tempted not to pay the NMW. This is on top of financial penalties which employers already face if they fail to pay NMW. The revised NMW naming scheme, which will come into effect in October 2013, will strip back restrictions, making it simpler for government to name more employers who break the law. Under the original scheme, employers had to meet one of seven criteria before they could be named. The minimum amount of national minimum wage owed to workers had to be at least £2000 and the average per worker at least £500 before an employer could be referred to the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) for naming. The revised scheme will remove these restrictions so that any employer who breaks minimum wage law can be named.
In 2012 to 2013 HMRC identified 736 employers who had failed to pay the national minimum wage leading to the recovery of £3.9 million in unpaid wages for over 26,500 workers.
BIS press release
National Minimum Wage poster
12 September 2013
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has published an informative poster detailing the NMW rates which come into effect on 1 October 2013 and also the Pay and Work Rights helpline number. The government fully supports the National Minimum Wage (NMW) because it protects low income workers. It also provides an incentive for people to work. The NMW aims are to establish fairness in the workplace, ensuring that all workers receive at least the hourly minimum rates set.
Anyone entitled to the minimum wage should receive it. If a worker is not getting what they are legally entitled to they should call the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368.
Download the National Minimum Wage poster
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