The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is a minimum amount per hour that most workers in the UK are entitled to be paid. Find out what the current rates are and where to get help if you think you are being paid below the minimum wage rate. Current NMW rates
There are different levels of NMW, depending on your age and whether you are an apprentice. The current rates are:
£6.50 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
£5.13 - the 18-20 rate
£3.79 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18
£2.73 - the apprentice rate, for apprentices under 19 or 19 or over and in the first year of their apprenticeship
If you are of compulsory school age you are not entitled to the NMW. Some of your other employment rights are also different.
Pupils who become 16 between 2 July and 31 August (inclusive) in the school year, cannot leave school until 30 June of the following year.
Pupils who are 16 between 1 September and 1 July (inclusive) in the school year, can leave school on 30 June of that year.
Past NMW rates can be viewed on the Low Pay Commission website
http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/the-national-minimum-wage-rates
£6.50 = $10.14 at time of writing.