The national minimum wage will increase by 3%, the government has announced ahead of the General Election in May.
It will go up by 20p an hour to £6.70 from October, the BBC reports. The changes will benefit more than 1.4 million workers. For younger workers the hourly rate will also rise, and for apprentices it will go up by 20% - or 57p - to £3.30 an hour. The rates were recommended by the Low Pay Commission but the government has gone further than the 7p an hour increase suggested for apprentices. Prime Minister David Cameron said the across-the-board increases would offer "more financial security" to workers, and "a better future" for Britain. Labour said the minimum wage had been "e...
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