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National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009 come into force on 1 October 2009
The Regulations increase the rate of the national minimum wage. The main rate rises from £5.73 per hour to £5.80 per hour (and the development rate from £4.77 per hour to £4.83 per hour). The rate for workers aged 16 to 17 years increases from £3.53 to £3.57 per hour. The Regulations also specify new classes of persons who do not qualify for the national minimum wage and increase the day value of the accommodation amount that can be taken into account where an employer provides an employee with housing from £4.46 to £4.51.
Employers are responsible to ensure they are paying all workers at the right rate and to make the changes with effect from 1 October 2009.
