Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Month Select January Feburary March April May June July August September October November December Younger person minimum wage not proposed Date25 May 2012 All employees over school leaving age will continue to be entitled to either the minimum wage (£6.48) or the trainee rate (£4.86). Employment Grant Scheme launched Date18 May 2012 A £2.5 million scheme has been launched to encourage employers to take on people who have been unemployed for 12 months or more.