More than a million low-paid workers are poised for a pay rise of approximately 6 per cent next year as the government pledges to hike the minimum wage.

The Low Pay Commission is on course to boost the national living wage to £12.10 an hour in April 2025, with the potential to propose an even loftier rate before the budget, following Labour’s mandate revision to ensure a “genuine living wage”.

Young workers aged between 18 and 20 could see an even more substantial wage increase, as ministers…