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Employment Law
To gain a better understanding of your responsibilities as and employer or to access up to date information on employment law please refer to the
ACAS website.
National Minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage is revised annually on 1st October.
Current rates are:
£6.08 an hour for adults (workers aged 21 and over)
£4.98 an hour for workers aged 18 to 20 inclusive
£3.68 an hour for workers aged 16 -17
N.B New minimum wage of £2.60 per hour for apprentices who are either under 19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship.
Pay Data
The pay data is based upon vacancies advertised on the Early Years & Childcare Recruitment and Careers website since October 2010. It is strongly advised that settings undertake a market analysis of hourly rates offered by competitors within their area prior to advertising a position.
The data below was last updated in July 2011.
| Job Type |
Average Hourly Rate |
| Administrator |
£7.23 |
| Childminder/Childminder Assistant |
£7.48 |
| Children's Centre Support Worker |
£8.85 |
| Deputy Manager |
£7.58 |
| Lunchtime Assistant |
£6.50 |
| Manager |
£11.63 |
| Nursery Assistant |
£6.12 |
| Nursery Practitioner |
£6.57 |
| Out of School Club Workers |
£7.45 |
| Outreach Worker |
£9.49 |
| Playworker |
£6.40 |
| Pre-school Assistant |
£6.33 |
| Pre-school Worker |
£6.45 |
| Supervisor |
£7.81 |
| Trainee Nursery Assistant |
£2.50 |
The Recruitment Service has qualified members of staff who are able to give advice on HR issues and current employer law.