From 1st April 2017 the National Living wage and national minimum wages changed to:
- £7.50 per hour – 25 yrs old and over
- £7.05 per hour – 21-24 yrs old
- £5.60 per hour – 18-20 yrs old
- £4.05 per hour – 16-17 yrs old
£3.50 for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over who are in the first year of apprenticeship.
Don’t forget: If you increased the hourly rate of pay to comply with the new rates, it will affect employees on statutory maternity pay. Any pay rise that falls between the start of the 8 week set period for calculating SMP and the end of the statutory maternity leave requires that SMP to be calculated at the new rate.
Full ruling on pay rises whilst on maternity is on the HMRC website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/statutory-maternity-pay-employee-circumstances-that-affect-payment
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