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WAGES

National Minimum wage
From October 2007

Main rate (22 years old and over)	£5.52
Youth rate (18-20 year olds)	£4.60
Development rate (16-17 years olds)	£3.40

Now up to September 2007

Main rate (22 years old and over)	£5.35
Youth rate (18-20 year olds)	£4.45
Development rate (16-17 years olds)	£3.30

If employees are paid less than the minimum wage, an Enforcement officer can serve an enforcement notice requiring an employer to pay them the minimum wage for a current and future pay period plus arrears and if the notice is not compiled with the officer or employee can take proceedings in an industrial tribunal to recover underpayment.

Deductions from the wages of workers - here anyone working as an employee or self employed, including apprentices but not those working directly for customers or clients - are unlawful unless:

• Require or permitted by law or the contract
• The worker has given prior written notice

And you can lawfully deduct:

• Reimbursement for overpaid wages and expenses
• Payment made under statutory disciplinary proceeding
• Statutory payment due to a public authority
• Amounts due to third parties under contract
• Wages during strike
• You can also make deduction for cash shortage and stock deficiencies from retail employees' wages to a total of 10% of the gross wage