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On the 20th anniversary of the National Minimum Wage, a new report by the Low Pay Commission examines how the policy has transformed the UK labour market.
The Low Pay Commission welcomes the Government's announcement that Professor Arindrajit Dube has been appointed to undertake a review of the international evidence on the impacts of minimum wages.
The Minister for Employment talks about the progress of the Fuller Working Lives strategy at 'The STIR conference 2019: The 100 Year Life'.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Every year the Low Pay Commission commissions research projects to help evaluate the effects of the minimum wage rates we have recommended. Published today are two final reports and two interim reports.
Alok Sharma, Minister for Employment, delivered a speech today on the 'Full Employment' report launched by independent think tank Resolution Foundation.
The LPC has today published its assessment of the scale and nature of one-sided flexibility, and recommendations for measures to address the problem.
New legislation to upgrade workers’ rights introduced today - including a day one statement of rights for all workers setting out leave entitlements and pay.
The independent LPC provides expert advice to the government about the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
This UK statement was delivered during the ILO Report of the Director General First Supplementary Report: Follow-up to the Centenary Initiatives.
Official figures, released by the Office for National Statistics today, show that youth unemployment has halved since 2010.
The unemployment rate has fallen further this month, to 4%, with a higher proportion of black and minority ethnic (BME) people in work than ever before.
The government has today named and shamed nearly 180 employers for underpaying more than 9,000 minimum wage workers by £1.1 million.
Government encourages more parents to take up the offer of Shared Parental Leave in their baby’s first year.
The UK will become one of the first countries to address the challenges of the changing world of work in the modern economy.
All seafarers working in UK waters must be paid at least minimum wage rates, the government warns in new guidance.
Retail, hospitality and hairdressing businesses were among the most prolific offenders named in this round.
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) today welcomed the Government's acceptance of the LPC's recommendations for the future National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
For the first time employed parents who lose a child under the age of 18 will have the right to two weeks’ paid leave to allow them time to grieve
This will minimise disruption to the sector as we seek to ensure workers receive wages owed while we establish whether the industry needs further support.
Up to 1 in 5 minimum wage workers may actually be paid less than what they are legally entitled to. Read the Low Pay Commission’s new report for details.
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