Apprentices Receive New Minimum Wage
1 - April - 2010
Apprentices Receive...
Apprentices get new minimum wage
Apprentices will receive a new minimum wage of £2.50 an hour from October, the government has announced.
Its decision comes after the Low Pay Commission proposed the move, which was referred to in last months Budget.
Previously apprentices were not covered by the minimum wage framework. The government hopes to improve strengthen its enforcement arrangements by introducing the requirement