{"id":3942,"date":"2026-03-04T09:58:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3942"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:58:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:58:38","slug":"millions-of-workers-to-get-up-to-1040-pay-rise-from-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldpumpnews.com\/?p=3942","title":{"rendered":"Millions of workers to get up to \u00a31,040 pay rise from next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Millions of workers to get up to \u00a31,040 pay rise from next month\" width=\"620\" height=\"500\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"w-full object-cover rounded-md\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url(&quot;data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 620 500'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAoAAAAKCAQAAACEN3D\/AAAAL0lEQVR42mP4z8DAwMiAARgZGJhY+P\/\/PwMDAwPDfwYGBgaGhgYGhgYGAAD9Hwlr5xRngAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg=='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E&quot;)\" src=\"https:\/\/cms.joe.co.uk\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Money.png?height=576&amp;width=1024\"\/><!--$--><\/p>\n<p><h2>A total of 2.7million workers are set to benefit<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose drop-cap \">\n<p>Treasury has confirmed that millions of workers in Britain will see their pay jump in days as minimum wages increase to \u00a312.71 an hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Following the Spring Statement, the Treasury confirmed that the National Living Wage will go up to \u00a312.71 an hour for workers aged 21 and over from April 1, which is 50p more than its current level of \u00a312.21 an hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>This means that the average salary of a minimum wage worker will bump from \u00a325,397 to \u00a326,437 a year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>Based on a 40-hour working week, this will give workers an extra \u00a31,040.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>In the meantime, 18 to 20-year-olds will see their pay increase by 8.5% from \u00a310 to \u00a310.85 an hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>For 16 to 17-year-olds and apprentices, the National Minimum Wage will rise by 6% from \u00a37.55 to \u00a38 per hour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><!--$--><!--\/$--><!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"custom-prose  \">\n<p>The Treasury said that easing the cost of living is the \u201cgovernment\u2019s number one focus\u201d, adding: \u201cThat\u2019s why we are boosting the minimum wage for millions of workers\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--\/$--><\/div>\n<p>#Millions #workers #pay #rise #month<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A total of 2.7million workers are set to benefit Treasury has confirmed that millions of workers in Britain will see their pay jump in days as minimum wages increase to \u00a312.71 an hour. 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