Research and analysis

Low Pay Commission research 2022

Research commissioned in 2022 to inform recommendations to the Government on the National Minimum Wage.

• From: Low Pay Commission
• Published: 19 January 2023
• Last updated: 7 March 2024 — See all updates

Documents

The influence of the NLW on pay setting, differentials and progression (IDR)

PDF, 3.24 MB, 124 pages

Assessing the impact of the reduction in the age of eligibility to the NLW from 25 to 23 (London Economics)

PDF, 3.59 MB, 77 pages

Accommodation Offset, National Minimum Wage and Seasonal Migrant Workers (Barbulescu and Robertson)

PDF, 406 KB, 31 pages

Details

Every year, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) invites proposals for independent research to inform its work. This page collects the reports from projects which informed the LPC’s 2022 Report.

Read the Low Pay Commission’s 2022 Report

The research published today includes:

• A report from Incomes Data Research (IDR), who used a survey of 56 organisations employing nearly 1 million workers and 16 detailed case studies to study the influence of the National Living Wage (NLW) on pay setting, differentials and progression.

• A report from London Economics investigating the impact of the reduction in the age of eligibility to the NLW from 25 to 23 on those newly eligible 23 and 24 year old workers.

• A report from researchers at the University of Leeds, looking at the workings of the Accommodation Offset in the agricultural sector.

Published 19 January 2023
Last updated 7 March 2024 + show all updates

1. 7 March 2024

   Barbalescu and Robertson research report published.

2. 19 January 2023

   First published.