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This short report looks at the impact of the increase in National Minimum Wage rates in April 2024, and projects the National Living Wage rate for April 2025.
1. Introduction The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent public body…
The Government has announced National Minimum Wage rates for April 2024, including the National Living Wage.
Dear Secretary of State, National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage…
This letter and short report sets out the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on National Minimum Wage rates for April 2023.
Dear Secretary of State, NATIONAL LIVING WAGE AND NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE…
The home of Low Pay Commission on GOV.UK. The Low Pay Commission is an independent body that advises the government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage.
Low Pay Commission recommendations take the minimum wage to its long term target in April 2024
The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform our advice on the minimum wage in 2025 and beyond.
This report by the Low Pay Commission marks the increase in all rates of the National Minimum Wage in April 2023 and looks ahead to rates for 2024 and beyond.
Read the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022.
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increased on 1 April 2020. This report reviews those increases and the LPC's new remit to 2024.
From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20p.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This report sets out the evidence the LPC relied on to recommend the rates of the National Minimum Wage, including the National Living Wage, from April 2024.
The 191 named companies failed to pay £2.1 million to over 34,000 workers.
The minimum wage rates increased on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2022 increases and the path ahead for the next year.
Minimum wage rates increase on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2021 increases and the path ahead for the next year.
Low Pay Commission publishes advice to Government on the future of the National Minimum Wage beyond 2024
Millions of flexible workers will benefit from new rights and extra protections if they lose out on work, under proposed government reforms.
This page contains the Low Pay Commission's advice to the Government on minimum wage policy beyond 2024.
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
Provides the government's responses to the Low Pay Commission main recommendations on national minimum wage rates.
Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.
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