Editorial and corrections policy

People use these pages to find out whether their pay is legal, how much they are owed and what to do next. A wrong rate or rule could cost them money, so every figure points back to the text it was read on.

Who is responsible

Radif Partners, reachable at contact@minwagecheck.co.uk.

What we read

• the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the National Minimum Wage Regulations 2015 and each year's amending regulations, on legislation.gov.uk;
• GOV.UK: the rates page, the guidance HMRC publishes on calculating the minimum wage, accommodation, apprentices, complaints and employer thresholds;
• the Low Pay Commission: its remit, its yearly report and its letter recommending the next rates, and the government's announcement accepting them;
• Acas for the helpline and the Living Wage Foundation for the voluntary real Living Wage, named as such.

Sources we refuse

Payroll vendors' blogs, recruitment sites, forums and news summaries never supply a figure here. A rate that has not been announced by the government is shown as not yet published, with the date when it is expected, never estimated.

Review cycle

The rates are re-read each year when the Low Pay Commission writes to the government (October or November), when the government announces the next rates, when the amending regulations are made and on 1 April. HMRC guidance is re-read at least every quarter.

Corrections

1. We open the source again.
2. We correct the parameter file and add an automated test for the case.
3. The site rebuilds and every page shows the new date.

Independence

No employer, union, law firm or payroll provider pays for or reviews what is published here, and the site carries no affiliate link. See also the method page. Version of 29 October 2026.