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More than 250,000 workers will get a pay rise, following increases to the UK and London living wages which have been announced today.
4 November 2013
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The national minimum wage increases today, but workers will lose out in real terms as inflation outstrips the rises.
1 October 2013
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The national minimum wage will increase for adults, young people and apprentices from 1 October this year , the Government announced today.
15 April 2013
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Low-paid workers will suffer a wage cut in real terms despite an increase from today in the national minimum wage, according to union leaders.
1 October 2012
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The adult rate of the minimum wage will rise later this year by 11p to £6.19 an hour, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced today.
19 March 2012
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Almost 900,000 workers, mainly women, will get a pay rise when the minimum wage breaks through the £6-an-hour barrier for the first time this weekend, union leaders said today.
29 September 2011
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The national minimum wage for those 21 and over will increase by 15p to £6.08 an hour in October.
7 April 2011
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Unions today welcomed confirmation by the Government of increases in the national minimum wage, which will see the adult rate rise to £5.93 an hour in October.
21 June 2010
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The national minimum wage for the over-21s will rise on Thursday to £5.80 per hour.
29 September 2009

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