Payroll & Policy - Alignment of the Minimum Wage & National Living Wage

Introduction

On 5 August 2025, the UK Government committed to removing the ‘discriminatory’ age bands that apply to adult workers. In practice, this means the move to extending the entitlement to the National Living Wage to workers aged 18 and over, currently aged 21 and over.

This policy intention is something employers have known about, though knowing the intention and applying it in practice are two different things. Remember, this will apply to employers, so this impacts anyone processing payroll for an employer, e.g. bookkeepers, accountants and payroll bureaux.

This bite-sized webinar looks at how alignment will be achieved in this UK Parliamentary session, the implications this will have on the other rates of the National Minimum Wage and considerations for anyone processing payroll and how to implement these changes smoothly in the workplace.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• What is UK Government’s alignment proposal?
• Implementation in practice - How and when will this be achieved?
• The practical considerations for employers and workers
• The software implications, and
• The necessary preparations, communication and engagement

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 5th January 2026

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