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A description of how the recession and the National Minimum Wage affected pay settlements in the UK between 1977 and 2011.
Analysis of the impact of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) on the employment of young workers according to size and sector of firms.
Details of commissioners' visits which are part of the evidence-gathering process for the Low Pay Commission's 2014 Report.
Low Pay Commissioners will visit Perth and Dundee on 10 and 11 June on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage.
Low Pay Commissioners will visit Belfast on 9 and 10 July on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage.
The government has accepted the Low Pay Commission (LPC)'s recommendations on rates for the National Minimum Wage. This is the LPC's response.
A study of the effect of the National Minimum Wage apprentice rate (NMWAR) on wage levels.
An examination of the impact of economic recovery on pay settlements both across the whole economy and low-paying sectors.
An exploration of the possible reasons behind the trend in earnings growth.
The Low Pay Commission Secretariat's business plan for the 2015 to 2016 financial year.
This study explores why some employers deliberately do not pay the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
Information about LPC's use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 and the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000 Scotland.
Information about responses to the Low Pay Commission's 2012 report consultation.
The LPC's response to an FOI request about its use of external organisations for surveillance.
An study of National Minimum Wage (NMW) increases before, during and after the recession.
An examination of the likely impact of Universal Credit on the incomes and work incentives of families with National Minimum Wage workers.
Information about the Low Pay Commission's use of hire cars.
Information about the Low Pay Commission's equality impact assessments and the responses of GMB, Unite, BHA and BRC to its consultations.
A study on the effect of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) in low-paying sectors of the economy.
The Low Pay Commission's response to a request for copies of communications or instructions from ministers and civil servants.
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