What Is The Minimum Wage

The minimum wage in Minnesota is $7.25 per hour, this was effective from 1st Jan 2012.

The minimum wage Colorado at the moment is $7.64 per hour.

This was effective from the 1st of January 2012.

The National Minimum Wage is the minimum hourly rate that an employer can pay an employee by law.

In the UK the National Minimum Wage is set out as below.

Current NMW rates

There are different levels of NMW, depending on your age and whether you are an apprentice. The current rates (from 1 October 2011) are:

• £6.08 - the main rate for workers aged 21 and over
• £4.98 – the 18-20 rate
• £3.68 - the 16-17 rate for workers above school leaving age but under 18
• £2.60 – 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.