Who gets the minimum wage National Minimum Wage

Anyone who is legally classed as an employee or worker must get the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.

This is whether they are:

  • full time
  • part time
  • doing training essential for the job
  • working in a small or 'start-up' business

It also applies to:

  • agency workers
  • agricultural workers
  • apprentices
  • casual labourers, for example someone hired for one day
  • casual workers
  • employees during a probationary period
  • foreign workers
  • domestic live-in workers, for example au pairs
  • offshore workers
  • seafarers
  • workers paid by commission
  • workers paid by the number of items made (piece work)
  • zero-hours workers

Some people are not entitled to the minimum wage. This includes someone who is:

Find out more about eligibility for the minimum wage on GOV.UK

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