The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 2016/953 |
| Year | 2016 |
2016 No. 953
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016
Made 21th September 2016
Coming into force 1st October 2016
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 19981and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2, 3 and 51 of the National Minimum Wage Act 19982, makes the following Regulations.
Citation and commencement
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2016.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015
2.—(1) The National Minimum Wage Regulations 20153are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4A(1) (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a)
(a) for “£6.70” substitute “£6.95”;
(b)
(b) for “£5.30” substitute “£5.55”;
(c)
(c) for “£3.87” substitute “£4.00”; and
(d)
(d) for “£3.30” substitute “£3.40”.
(3) In regulation 16(1) (amount for provision of living accommodation) for “£5.35” substitute “£6.00”.
Margot James
Minister for Small Business, Consumer, and Corporate Responsibility
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
21st September 2016
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of these Regulations)
These Regulations amend the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 (“the 2015 Regulations”). These Regulations come into force on 1st October 2016.
Regulation 2(2)(a) increases the rate of the national minimum wage for workers who are aged 21 or over (but not yet aged 25) from £6.70 to £6.95 per hour (regulation 4A(1)(a) of the 2015 Regulations).
Regulation 2(2)(b) increases the rate for workers who are aged 18 or over (but not yet aged 21) from £5.30 to £5.55 per hour (regulation 4A(1)(b) of the 2015 Regulations).
Regulation 2(2)(c) increases the rate for workers who are under the age of 18 from £3.87 to £4.00 per hour (regulation 4A(1)(c) of the 2015 Regulations).
The apprenticeship rate applies to workers within regulation 5(1)(a) and (b) of the 2015 Regulations. Regulation 2(2)(d) of these Regulations increases the rate for such workers from £3.30 to £3.40 per hour (regulation 4A(1)(d) of the 2015 Regulations).
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