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id=\"mwfolder_update\">Last update: 30-09-2016\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"currency\">\n    Currency: GBP (British Pound)\n  \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"cobra-mw-main\">\n\u003Ctable class=\"mw-table plain nosort\">\n\u003Cthead>\n\u003Cth>Age\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003Cth>Minimum Wage per Hour\u003C\u002Fth>\n\u003C\u002Fthead>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\n                Adult rate for those above 21 years of age\n                \n                \n                \n              \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"amount perpayperiod\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"amount_pp\">\n                  6.70\n                  \n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\n                Development rate for those between the age of 18-20 years\n                \n                \n                \n              \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"amount perpayperiod\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"amount_pp\">\n                  5.50\n                  \n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\n                Youth Rate for those between the age of 16-17 years\n                \n                \n                \n              \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"amount perpayperiod\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"amount_pp\">\n                  3.87\n                  \n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd>\n                Apprentices Rate for those under the age of 19 or in the first year of training.\n                \n                \n                \n              \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"amount perpayperiod\">\n\u003Cdiv class=\"amount_pp\">\n                  3.30\n                  \n                \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"mw-footer\">\n\u003Ch2>Source\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"source-note\">\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>\u003Cspan>\u003Cspan>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.legislation.gov.uk\u002Fuksi\u002F2015\u002F621\u002Fcontents\u002Fmade\">The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\u003Ch2>Notes \u002F Footnote\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cdiv class=\"footnote\">\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Col>\n\u003Cli>\n\u003Ctable border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" frame=\"box\">\u003Ccolgroup>\u003Ccol span=\"2\" width=\"151\"\u002F> \u003C\u002Fcolgroup>\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl63\" colspan=\"2\" height=\"23\" width=\"302\">\u003Cstrong>Minimum Wage from October 2016\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" height=\"33\" width=\"151\">\u003Cstrong>Current level\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" width=\"151\">\u003Cstrong>From October 2016 - April 2017\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" height=\"19\" width=\"151\">Adult rate (21+)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" width=\"151\">£7.20\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" height=\"19\" width=\"151\"> \u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" width=\"151\">£6.95\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" height=\"19\" width=\"151\">YDR (18-20)\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" width=\"151\">£5.55\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" height=\"19\" width=\"151\">16-17 Yr Old Rate\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl64\" width=\"151\">£4.00\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" height=\"19\" width=\"151\">Apprentice Rate\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003Ctd class=\"xl65\" width=\"151\">£3.40\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cspan>\u003Cspan>Source: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fnews\u002Fthe-government-accepts-minimum-wage-rate-recommendations--2\">\u003Cspan>Government accepts NMW recommendations\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fli>\n\u003Cli>\u003Cspan>The Chancellor of the Exchequer outlined plans for the new \u003C\u002Fspan>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Fnational-living-wage-nlw\u002Fnational-living-wage-nlw\">National Living Wage\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cspan> (NLW) which will come into operation in April 2016. 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