The government sets a minimum amount workers must be paid for hours that they work. Here's the current rates (from April 1st 2017):
25 and over: £7.50 per hour;
21 to 24: £7.05 per hour;
18 to 20: £5.60 per hour;
under 18: £4.05 per hour, and;
apprentice: £3.50
Anyone classed as a worker is entitled to and should get the minimum wage:
full-time workers;
part-time workers;
agency workers;
casual workers;
zero hours workers;
apprentices;
workers, paid by commission;
workers, paid by items you make;
home workers;
casual labourers;
trainees, or on probation;
disabled workers;
agricultural workers;
foreign workers;
seafarers, or;
offshore workers
You're not entitled to the minimum wage if you're:
self-employed (if you choose to be);
a volunteer (if you choose to be);
a company director;
a member of the armed forces;
a work experience student, and/or;
under school leaving age
