New laws changing Britain in 2016
and 2017 from smoking and motoring to employment
A rise in the minimum
wage and a ban on cigarette packaging this year could be followed by a ban on
microbeads and a host of other laws in 2017
Jobs, pay, smoking and motoring will all see changes next year, with a
raft of new laws being brought in by the government. Some made
headlines while others probably slipped under your radar but here we look
at the laws that changed in 2016 and some that could change next year.
The minimum wage is going up again
The minimum wage for workers over 25
will increase to £7.50 in April, an increase of 30p on the rate introduced
earlier this year. There will be smaller increases for 18-20 and 21-24 year
olds, to £5.60 and £7.05 respectively. The government is moving towards a
national minimum wage of £9 per hour for over 25s by 2020.
The minimum wage still lags far behind
the amount campaigners say is needed to live in the UK. The Living Wage
Foundation’s £8.45 rate (£9.75 in London), paid by nearly 3,000 employers, is
calculated based on how much money employees and their families need to live.
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