In September 2008, the government announced that on the 1st August 2009 the minimum training allowance for employed apprentices would increase from £80 to £95 per week.
All Apprentices aged 16-18, and those aged 19 and over in their first year as an apprentice are exempt from being paid the national minimum wage. The minimum training allowance ensures the apprentice receives a package equitable to being in full time education or unwaged training.
We wrote to all of our employers in April 2009 to remind them of the impending change which, as announced, came into effect on the 1st August 2009.
For further information please visit www.apprenticeships.org.uk
