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This collection brings together all documents about the the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates: age, apprentices, previous years.
Who's entitled to the minimum wage, what's included when working out the minimum wage, and what happens if there's a dispute.
The minimum wage a worker should get depends on their age and if they’re…
People classed as ‘workers’ must be at least school leaving age to get the…
Employers must pay workers the correct minimum wage. You can read guidance…
Workers who think their pay is below the correct minimum wage rate should…
Minimum wage rates for different types of paid employment - time work, output work, unmeasured work, salaried hours work.
Minimum wage rates increase on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2021 increases and the path ahead for the next year.
Check if you’re paying a worker the National Minimum Wage, the National Living Wage or if you owe them payments for the previous year.
The minimum wage rates increased on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2022 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
It is illegal for your employer to pay you below the National Living Wage, so check your pay and talk to your manager to make sure you’re getting the wages you are entitled to.
Read the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022.
Sets out how the scheme to name employers who break national minimum wage (NMW) law works.
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.
This report sets out the Low Pay Commission's analysis of underpayment of the minimum wage and the enforcement regime.
Accommodation provided by an employer can affect the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: offset rates, accommodation charges.
Guidance on the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage for organisations who offer work experience, including placements and internships.
Low Pay Commission recommendations take the minimum wage to its long term target in April 2024
Includes National Minimum Wage rates, keeping pay records and pay rights
This page contains the Low Pay Commission's advice to the Government on minimum wage policy beyond 2024.
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.
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