The document summarizes a wage survey conducted in relation to the National Living Wage in the UK. It finds that most apprentices and unqualified staff receive the National Minimum Wage. The average hourly rate for nursery nurses is 贈7.00, which is 50p less than the new National Living Wage of 贈7.20 that will apply to those over 25 as of April 2016. The average pay for managers is 贈11.55 per hour, which is a 38% premium over the National Living Wage. Employers will need to increase wages for some nursery nurses to maintain a differential above the new mandatory minimum.
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Wage Survey
1. Wage Survey in Relation to
National Living Wage
30 August 2015
2. Facts
The adult rate of National Minimum Wage (NMW)
increases to 贈6.70 on 1st October.
The National Living Wage is introduced on 1st April 2016
at 贈7.20 per hour.
The National Living Wage is a 11% rise on the adult rate
of National Minimum Wage.
The National Living Wage is for workers aged 25 years
and over.
3. Do you have Apprentices on NMW?
74%
24%
2%
Yes No Unsure
4. Do you use Apprentices in Ratio?
38%
19%
43%
Yes No Depends
5. What do unqualified staff receive?
100% of respondents stated that they receive
the National Minimum Wage for their age.
NVQ Level 2 staff receive 20p above National
Minimum Wage (NMW) in one example.
6. What hourly rate do Nursery Nurses
receive?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
6.5
6.55
6.65
6.75
7
7.5
8
9
No. Of Occurrences
贈
7. The Average Hourly Rate for Nursery
Nurses is?
贈7.00 per hour
Most frequent hourly rate is 贈6.70 per hour.
This is 50p per hour less than the National
Living Wage.
8. Average Hourly Rate for Managers
贈11.55 per hour is the average rate for
Managers.
This is just 38% more than the National Living
Wage of 贈7.20 per hour
9. Comment
We didnt ask about location and that will impact hourly
rates, we would expect Nurseries in the South of
England, to have to pay more to recruit qualified staff.
Employers who pay 20p per hour more than the NMW
for their Nursery Nurses pay 3% above the NMW.
To maintain the differential, those employers will need to
increase the hourly rate to 贈7.42 per hour for those
Nursery Nurses who are over 25 years of age.