The legal minimum hourly rate for workers aged 21 and over. From 1 April 2026, it’s £12.71. Your tips can’t be used to top up your pay to reach it, whatever form they come in. This rate rises every April.
The National Living WageThe legal minimum hourly rate for workers aged 21 and over. From 1 April 2026, it's £12.71. Your tips can't be used to top up your pay to reach it, whatever form they come in. This rate rises every A... is the minimum hourly rate for workers 21 and over, and like the National Minimum WageThe legal minimum hourly rate for workers under 21. From 1 April 2026, it's £10.85 for 18 to 20-year-olds, and £8.00 for under-18s and apprentices. Tips, in any form, do not count towards it. These ..., your tips can't be used to top your pay up to it, whatever form they arrive in.