National Minimum Wage 2025 Forecast. As already mentioned, in labour’s election manifesto the party said it aimed to ensure that the minimum wage is a ‘genuine living wage’. But its costs will rise too, as labour’s decision to hike both employer’s national insurance contributions and the minimum wage in april will hit greggs hard.

This is currently £11.65 to £12.18, with a central projection of. As such, it may change the low pay commission’s remit so that its recommendations on the level of.