Employer costs for low-paid staff to jump by over £2,100 per employee from April 2025

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Employer costs for low-paid staff to jump by over £2,100 per employee from April 2025

Companies employing staff on the National Living Wage (NLW) are braced for cost increases exceeding £2,100 per employee from April 2025, according to leading tax, audit and business advisory firm Blick Rothenberg. The surge follows simultaneous hikes in the NLW and National Insurance Contributions (NIC). Matt Crawford, a partner at Blick Rothenberg, says that with the NLW set to rise from £11.44 to £12.21 per hour, employers could see an annual …