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Low Pay Commission publishes advice to Government on the future of the National Minimum Wage beyond 2024
Baroness Philippa Stroud has been announced as the new chair of the Low Pay Commission
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Low Pay Commission recommendations take the minimum wage to its long term target in April 2024
The Low Pay Commission publishes its 2023 Report looking at compliance and enforcement of the National Minimum Wage.
The Low Pay Commission is seeking proposals for research into the effects of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage with a deadline of Tuesday 2 May 2023
Low-paid workers across the country will receive a pay increase this weekend as all rates of the National Minimum Wage rise.
Minimum wage rates from April 2023 have now been announced.
Low Pay Commission report looks at labour market enforcement in Leicester’s textiles sector.
Workers on the minimum wage will receive a higher percentage increase in pay than most other workers across the economy.
Millions of UK workers will receive a pay rise as the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rise comes into effect.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.
Minimum wage rates from April 2022 have now been announced.
The 191 named companies failed to pay £2.1 million to over 34,000 workers.
LPC underpayment report sets out how the pandemic has created new challenges for compliance
The age threshold for the National Living Wage changes from 25 to 23 as the rate increases on 1 April.
The Low Pay Commission is tendering for research into the effects of the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
Millions of UK workers to receive increase in pay from April 2021 following rise in the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage.
Announcement of the 2021 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
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