United Kingdom Gazettes Statutory Instrument Increasing National Hourly Minimum Wage Rates, Daily Living Accommodation Offset

The United Kingdom Official Gazette March 19 published Statutory Instrument No. 357/2026, increasing the hourly national minimum wage rates and the daily living accommodation offset rate. The statutory instrument includes increases to: 1) 12.71 British pounds (US$16.90), from 12.21 pounds (US$16.23), in the hourly minimum wage rate for workers 21 years and older; 2) 10.85 pounds (US$14.42), from 10 pounds (US$13.29), in the hourly minimum wage rate for workers between 18 and 20 years old; 3) 8 pounds (US$10.64), from 7.55 pounds (US$10.04), in the hourly minimum wage rate for workers under the age of 18 and apprentices; and 4) ...