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  2. National Living Wage - Wikipedia

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    The National Living Wage is an obligatory minimum wage payable to workers in the United Kingdom aged 21 [a] and over which came into effect on 1 April 2016. As of April 2024 it is £11.44 per hour. [1] It was implemented at a significantly higher rate than the national minimum wage rate for workers under 25, and was expected (in 2015) to rise ...

  3. List of European countries by minimum wage - Wikipedia

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    Gross income. The map below shows adult, minimum monthly income before the deduction of taxes and social charges; some countries have a different rate for certain age brackets (e.g. under 21). Purple. €1,500 and above. Light blue. €800 to €1,499. Yellow. €400 to €799. Red.

  4. National Minimum Wage Act 1998 - Wikipedia

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    The National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (c. 39) creates a minimum wage across the United Kingdom. [2] From 1 April 2024, the minimum wage is £11.44 for people aged 21 and over, £8.60 for 18- to 20-year-olds, and £6.40 for 16- to 17-year-olds and apprentices. [3] (See Current and past rates.)

  5. List of European Union member states by minimum wage

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    Monthly minimum gross wage Monthly net minimum wage Monthly gross minimum wage Hourly rate Effective per Foo 10 10 Belgium: €2029.88 [3] - €2029.88 €12.11 1 April 2024 Bulgaria: 1080 lev (minimum wage is fixed at an hourly rate) [4] €446.00 [5] €553.00 €3.45 [6] 1 January 2025 Croatia: €840.00 [7] €677.00 [8] €840.00 €5.25

  6. List of countries by minimum wage - Wikipedia

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    1 Jan 2024 Egypt: None; The minimum wage of public sector is LE 6,000 (US$123.6) per month. The private sector (There are certain grace periods in certain industries such as tourism, retail, and clothing.) is LE 6,000 (US$123.6) per month. [88] 42 May 2024 El Salvador: The minimum wage was set by the government at US$304.17 monthly in 2018. [10 ...

  7. United Kingdom labour law - Wikipedia

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    The average income was £30,472, and the average working week was 36 hours. [1] United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. [2] People at work in the UK have a minimum set of employment rights, [3] from Acts of Parliament, Regulations, common law and equity.

  8. Minimum wage - Wikipedia

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    Winston Churchill MP, Trade Boards Bill, Hansard House of Commons (28 April 1909) vol 4, col 388 Modern minimum wage laws trace their origin to the Ordinance of Labourers (1349), which was a decree by King Edward III that set a maximum wage for laborers in medieval England. Edward, who was a wealthy landowner, was dependent, like his lords, on serfs to work the land. In the autumn of 1348, the ...

  9. 'I quit minimum wage job and now make £50k a month' - AOL

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    September 20, 2024 at 1:17 AM. A young entrepreneur who quit his minimum wage job as a warehouse picker is now making £50,000 a month selling pre-loved trainers. Jack Long, 22, launched Recycled ...