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This report sets out the Low Pay Commission's analysis of underpayment of the minimum wage and the enforcement regime.
Minimum wage rates from April 2022 have now been announced.
The Low Pay Commission's 2022 compliance and enforcement report looks at the example of the Leicester textiles sector.
We are seeking evidence on the effects of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, to inform our recommendations on the 2022 rates.
This report sets out the full analysis and evidence underpinning the LPC’s recommendations on minimum wage rates for 2022.
This report from the Low Pay Commission finds that the number of people paid less than the statutory minimum wage in the UK increased in 2018.
Low-paid workers across the country will receive a pay increase this weekend as all rates of the National Minimum Wage rise.
The 1 April 2017 minimum wage rise is set to benefit 2.3 million but create pressure for employers. Read the Low Pay Commission's analysis.
LPC expenditure from April 2023 to March 2024
This review covers the period up to April 2020, when the National Living Wage reached the Government’s initial target of 60 per cent of median earnings.
The names of 239 employers found to have underpaid 22,400 UK workers by a total of £1.44m have been published today by the government.
The Low Pay Commission publishes its 2023 Report looking at compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.
The Low Pay Commission's short report summarises the evidence for our recommendations on the April 2020 National Minimum Wage rates.
This report by the Low Pay Commission contains advice to the Government on the future of the National Living Wage after 2020.
LPC expenditure from April to December 2021
The Low Pay Commission's annual report to government on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and its recommendations for NMW rates from October 2015.
A new report from the Low Pay Commission finds that the number of people paid less than the statutory minimum wage in the UK increased in 2018.
This report sets out the LPC's recommendations on the April 2021 National Minimum Wage rates and supporting evidence.
Commissioned research, used to inform the Low Pay Commission's (LPC's) 2017 recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
This page contains the research reports commissioned by the Low Pay Commission to inform our 2020 Report.
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