What are the current rates of the national minimum wage?
There are three levels of minimum wage, and the rates from 1st October 2007 are:
�5.52 per hour for workers aged 22 years and older
A development rate of �4.60 per hour for workers aged 18-21 inclusive
�3.40 per hour for all workers under the age of 18, who are no longer of compulsory school age.