{"id":184607,"date":"2023-11-30T04:22:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T04:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=184607"},"modified":"2026-01-27T02:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T02:59:09","slug":"minimum-entitlements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/minimum-entitlements\/","title":{"rendered":"Minimum Entitlements and Pay Rates for 2025-26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As an employer, you must comply with employment law obligations. This includes ensuring your employees and workers receive the correct minimum entitlements and pay rates according to employment law in England and Wales. The statutory rates of pay change every year in April and apply to all employers and employees.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Correctly paying your staff is essential to meet your legal obligations as an employer. This article outlines the <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/national-minimum-wage\/\">national minimum wage in England and Wales<\/a> and other minimum entitlements for 2025-26.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Minimum Wage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/national-minimum-wage\/\">National Minimum Wage<\/a> is payable to all employees and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rate of pay (per hour) for 2025\/26<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rate of pay (per hour) from April 2026 until April 2027<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Workers aged 21 and over (National Living Wage*)<\/td><td>\u00a312.21<\/td><td>\u00a312.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Workers agreed between 18-20<\/td><td>\u00a310.00<\/td><td>\u00a310.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Workers under 18<\/td><td>\u00a37.55<\/td><td>\u00a38.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Apprentices<strong>**<\/strong><\/td><td>\u00a37.55<\/td><td>\u00a38.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>* The National Living Wage will apply to anyone aged 21 and over. The National Minimum Wage is payable to all employees and workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>**Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if they are either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>aged under 19; or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>aged 19 or over in the first year of their apprenticeship.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprentices who have completed the first year of their apprenticeship (and are over 19) are entitled to the <a href=\"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/employers-compliant-minimum-wage-requirements\/\">national minimum wage\/living wage<\/a>, depending on their age.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real Living Wage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Real Living Wage is the only wage rate in the UK that is based on real living costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rate of pay (per hour) for 2025\/26<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Workers aged 18 and over (and outside of London)<\/td><td>\u00a313.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Workers aged 18 and over (and in London)<\/td><td>\u00a314.80<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It is voluntary to pay your employees according to the real living wage. 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