Unions welcome increases in statutory minimum wage rates

// Statutory rate for over-25s will go up from £8.21 per hour to £8.72 from today
// It also increases from £7.70 to £8.20 for 21 to 24-year-olds, and £6.15 to £6.45 for 18 to 20-year-olds
// For under-18s, it increased from £4.35 to £4.55, £3.90 to £4.15 per hour for apprenticesUnions have welcomed increases in the statutory minimum wage rates which take effect from today, saying the country is indebted to “minimum wage heroes&rd