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Apprentice Minimum Wage Update – April 2025
From April 2025, new National Minimum Wage rates will come into effect, including an increase to the Apprentice Minimum Wage. This update reflects the government’s ongoing commitment to supporting apprentices and ensuring fair pay as they develop valuable skills and experience in the workplace. Employers and learners alike should be aware of these changes and what they mean for current and future apprenticeship programmes.
Here’s what this means for your business:
- Apprentices Aged 16-18 and First-Year Apprentices Aged 19+: Employers are required to pay at least the apprentice minimum wage, which will be £7.55 per hour starting in April 2025.
- Apprentices Aged 19 and Over (Beyond First Year): For apprentices who have completed their first year and are aged 19 or older, you’ll need to pay at least the National Minimum Wage (NMW) or National Living Wage (NLW), depending on the apprentice’s age bracket.
Why recruit an apprentice?
Apprenticeships are much more than completing a standard or achieving a qualification. They are an excellent way of gaining workplace experience, understanding how a business works, improving personal and social skills and starting or progressing in a career in a chosen field.
Read more here: The top reasons to recruit an apprentice
Contact us if you’d like more information on the Apprentice Wage, or you’re interested in recruiting.