National minimum wage increases on 1st October
;The main rate of the national minimum wage for anyone 21 and over rises from £5.93 to &p
Published 26th September 2011
The main rate of the national minimum wage for anyone 21 and over rises from £5.93 to £6.08 an hour on 1st October.
The rate for workers aged 16 to 17 rises from £3.64 to £3.68, for workers aged 18 to 20 the rate rises from £4.92 to £4.98.
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