The government’s independent advisory pay body is considering scrapping the apprentice minimum wage rate.
The Low Pay Commission this week announced that it will “say more on this” issue once it has “considered new evidence” from a Department for Education survey and the body’s own commissioned research.
It admitted there was “widespread support” for the change which mean apprentices would be entitled the relevant hourly minimum wage depending on their age.
The commitment came after chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement raised the minimum hourly pay rate for apprentices from £5.28 to £6.40. The 21 per cent increase will take effect from April 1, 2024.
