UK's minimum wage to go up by 6.7 pct next year


  • World
  • Wednesday, 30 Oct 2024

LONDON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The national minimum wage of the United Kingdom (UK) will rise from 11.44 to 12.21 British pounds (15.87 U.S. dollars) per hour from April 2025, the UK government announced on Tuesday.

A statement from the Treasury said the 6.7 percent increase in the national living wage will provide an additional 1,400 pounds annually for a full-time worker aged 21 or over, benefiting more than 3 million people across the country.

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