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The new minimum wage

I notice that the minimum wage changed to £7.05 per hour for under 25 in April, I started a job via a recruitment agency on 3rd April and have been paid £6.95 per hour since then.

What exact date did the new wage come into play?

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  • Takeaway_Addict
    Takeaway_Addict Posts: 6,538 Forumite
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    How old are you?
    Don't trust a forum for advice. Get proper paid advice. Any advice given should always be checked
  • mon2016
    mon2016 Posts: 33 Forumite
    24, 25 in two months
  • The new wage came into force April 1st

    Have you spoken to your employer? It may just be an oversight

    If you have spoken to them and they haven't done anything about it, ring ACAS
  • anamenottaken
    anamenottaken Posts: 4,198 Forumite
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    mon2016 wrote: »
    I notice that the minimum wage changed to £7.05 per hour for under 25 in April, I started a job via a recruitment agency on 3rd April and have been paid £6.95 per hour since then.

    What exact date did the new wage come into play?


    Are you paid by the agency or the organisation where you work?

    Have you been paid weekly or just once (for the month of April)?
  • xapprenticex
    xapprenticex Posts: 1,760 Forumite
    After ringing ACAS, walk away because you're fired.

    Going HAM isnt always the solution
  • mon2016
    mon2016 Posts: 33 Forumite
    The agency, I think the way they work is take their cut of the money before the pay slip is made so everything written on the slip is my money, that's the way it was for other agencies I worked for, it always said the correct minimum wage on the slip.

    I get paid weekly.
  • Savvy_Sue
    Savvy_Sue Posts: 47,845 Forumite
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    It looks as if they haven't implemented the increase which came into force in April 2017, but you should get another increase when you turn 25.

    As ever, the answer is out there ...
    Signature removed for peace of mind
  • stuart30
    stuart30 Posts: 499 Forumite
    After ringing ACAS, walk away because you're fired.

    Going HAM isnt always the solution


    Doubt ACAS would actually give any real advice or anything usefull enough to take back to use against the employer.

    They are world class fence sitters...:(
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    I wouldn't suggest ringing ACAS, certainly not at this point.

    Send a polite email to your agency querying the rate of pay. It's most probably an oversight.
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • anamenottaken
    anamenottaken Posts: 4,198 Forumite
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    As you are paid weekly, the pay for weeks which have all days after 1 April should be at the new rate.

    IIRC they can pay at the old rate if a pay period includes time in the previous NMW time.
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