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If you are an apprentice under 19 or are 19 or over and in the first year of your
apprenticeship, you are entitled to £3.30 per hour.
The NMW rates normally change every year in October. However, from April 2016, the rates
will be different for people aged 25 and above (see 4.3.3 below).
The basic minimum wage for agricultural workers in Northern Ireland aged 16 and over is
£6.63 per hour for the first 40 weeks of cumulative employment (unless the applicable
NMW rate is higher). When you have completed 40 weeks this rises to £6.91 per hour. The
agricultural workers’ minimum wage rates normally change every April.
There are some exceptions where an employer may legally pay you less than the figures
above. If you are in any doubt, you should seek advice immediately.
Please note that any ‘tips’ (extra money given by customers for good service) cannot be
counted as part of your wage by your employer.
4.3.3 From April 2016, National Living Wage for people who are over 25
From April 2016, a National Living Wage of £7.20 per hour will be introduced for people
who are over 25 years old and are:
employees;
casual labourers;
agricultural workers;
apprentices;
The National Living Wage will also apply to most workers and agency workers over 25 years
of age. If you are not sure whether this applies to you, contact one of the advice agencies
listed at the end of this chapter.
For people aged under 25, the rates set out in 4.3.2 will continue to apply.
4.3.4 Deductions from wages
Certain deductions can legally be taken from your pay by your employer, for example tax
and *National Insurance*.
Any other other deductions are only allowed if they are notified to you in writing as part of
your contract, or if you sign an authorisation in advance of the deduction being made. If
transport to and from work and/or accommodation is provided by your employer the
contract may allow for deductions from pay to cover this (but there are limits on such
deductions if they bring your wages below the National Minimum Wage).
If you are in doubt about money being taken from your pay, you should seek advice.
4.3.5 Hours of work and rest breaks
Most workers have the right not to work more than 48 hours a week (generally averaged
over a 17-week period). You can agree in writing to work more than 48 hours if you want to.
If you do so, you can change your mind at any time and notify your employer that you wish
to work less than 48 hours again. Most workers are also entitled to a daily rest break of 11
continuous hours in each 24-hour period and an uninterrupted weekly rest period of at least
24 hours in each seven-day period.
If you are a young worker (aged above the minimum school leaving age, but under 18), you
may not ordinarily work more than eight hours a day and 40 hours a week. You are entitled
to a daily rest break of 12 uninterrupted hours in each 24-hour period in which you work
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