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		National Minimum Wage rates
		2010  
		                                          
		             
			
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				Employee's age   | 
				
				 
				National minimum 
				wages rate  | 
				
				 
				Effective from  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 16-17 | 
				£3.30p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2006  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 16-17 | 
				£3.40p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2007  | 
			 
			
				| 
				 For those aged 16-17  | 
				
				 £3.53p ph   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2008  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 16-17 | 
				£3.57p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2009  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 16-17 | 
				£3.64p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2010  | 
			 
			
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				| For those aged 18-21 | 
				£4.25p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2005  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 18-21 | 
				£4.45p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2006  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 18-21 | 
				£4.60p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2007  | 
			 
			
				| 
				 For those aged 18-21  | 
				
				 £4.77p ph   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2008  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 18-21 | 
				£4.83p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2009  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 18-21 | 
				£4.92p ph | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  
				
				2010  | 
			 
			
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				| For those aged 22+ | 
				£5.05p ph  | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2005  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 22+ | 
				£5.35p ph  | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2006  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 22+ | 
				
				 £5.52p ph   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2007  | 
			 
			
				| 
				 For those aged 22+  | 
				
				 £5.73p ph   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2008  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 22+ | 
				
				 £5.80p ph   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2009  | 
			 
			
				| For those aged 22+ | 
				
				 £5.93p ph    | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  
				
				2010  | 
			 
			
				|   | 
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				| Accommodation offset | 
				
				 £4.30p pd   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2007  | 
			 
			
				| Accommodation offset | 
				
				 £4.46p pd   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2008  | 
			 
			
				| Accommodation offset | 
				
				 £4.51p pd   | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2009  | 
			 
			
				| Accommodation offset | 
				
				 £4.61p pd    | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2010  | 
			 
			
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				| Apprentice rate | 
				
				 £2.50p ph    | 
				
				 
				1 
				October  2010  | 
			 
			
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