Statutory Instruments
2022 No. 382
Terms And Conditions Of Employment
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Made
24th March 2022
Coming into force
1st April 2022
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 1(3), 2(1), (2)(d) and (5), 3(2)(b) and 51(1)(a) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998( 1 ), makes the following Regulations.
A draft of these Regulations was laid before Parliament in accordance with section 51(5) of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1st April 2022.
Amendments to the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015
2. —(1)The National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015( 2 ) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (the national living wage) for “£8.91” substitute “£9.50” .
(3) In regulation 4A(1) (workers who qualify for the national minimum wage at a different rate)—
(a) for “£8.36” substitute “£9.18” ;
(b) for “£6.56” substitute “£6.83” ;
(c) for “£4.62” substitute “£4.81” ;
(d) for “£4.30” substitute “£4.81” .
(4) In regulation 16(1) (amount for provision of living accommodation) for “£8.36” substitute “£8.70” .
Paul Scully
Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
24th March 2022
1998 c. 39 ; section 3(1A) was inserted by S.I. 1999/583 and amended by S.I. 2007/2042 . The reference in section 1(3) to “ prescribe ” means prescribe by regulations: see section 55(1).
S.I. 2015/621 ; the relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2015/1724 , S.I. 2016/68 , S.I. 2016/953 , S.I. 2017/465 , S.I. 2018/455 , S.I. 2019/603 , S.I. 2020/338 , S.I. 2020/339 and S.I. 2021/329 .