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Government papers: Apprenticeship Pay Survey 2016

The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has released research into apprentices' pay and earnings, and whether they receive the national minimum wage (NMW).

Apprenticeship pay 1

Key findings:

  • Looking only at Level 2 and 3 apprentices for whom compliance can be assessed, 18% were paid below the appropriate NMW or national living wage, an increase from 15% in 2014.
  • There have been increases in the levels of non-compliance among the two groups where the biggest increases in the minimum pay rate have taken place: non-compliance among those aged 16-18 or in the first year of their apprenticeship increased from 10% in 2014 to 13% in 2016, and non-compliance among those aged 25 and over in their second year or later has increased from 23% in 2014 to 31% in 2016.
  • Younger apprentices were more likely to be earning less than the NMW, with nearly three in ten Level 2 and Level 3 16-18-year-olds having non-compliant pay levels, compared with 23% of 19-20 year olds, 18% of those aged 21-24, and 11% of those aged 25 or older.

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