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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The national minimum wage will rise by 11p to ?6.19 an hour in October, the government has announced.<br />
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This is a rise of 1.8% from the current level, which is lower than the current inflation rate.<br />
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The minimum wage for workers aged under 21 will be unchanged - a decision that has been criticised by union leaders.<br />
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The minimum wage was introduced in 1999 at ?3.60 an hour for adults. The level is recommended each year by the Low Pay Commission.<br />
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The changes to be made in October echo the recommendations made by the commission.<br />
'Balance'<br />
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The cost of living rose by 3.6% in the year to January, according to the most recent Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation.<br />
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However, October's rise in the minimum wage is much more in line with the average increase in earnings, which rose by 1.4% over the year to January, the latest official statistics show.<br />
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The freeze in the minimum wage for those aged under 21 means that from 1 October:<br />
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The rate for 18 to 20-year-olds will remain at ?4.98 an hour<br />
The rate for 16 and 17-year-olds will remain at ?3.68 an hour<br />
However, the rate for apprentices will rise by 5p to ?2.65 an hour<br />
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Business Secretary Vince Cable said that the decision marked the "right balance between pay and jobs".<br />
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"In these tough times freezing the youth rates has been a very hard decision - but raising the youth rates would have been of little value to young people if it meant it was harder for them to get a job in the long run," he said.<br />
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However, TUC general secretary Brendan Barber said the minimum wage should have kept pace with inflation.<br />
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"It is wrong to deny young people an increase this year, as there is no evidence that the minimum wage has had an adverse impact on jobs," he said.</div>WinifredPorter83