Each April, when minimum wage rates rise, employers consider how to respond. Should they take a hit to their bottom line? Try to find savings or efficiencies? Or pass the cost on to their customers, by raising their prices? In …
‘What will the minimum wage be next year?’ This is a common question we hear from workers and employers on our visits around the country. Though the final recommended rate is agreed by Low Pay Commissioners through a negotiated process, …
What is the National Living Wage? Our main job at the Low Pay Commission is to recommend future National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. Under the NMW, there are different rates for different age groups and a separate rate for apprentices. …
The eponymous Yare divides Yarmouth from Gorleston. But that is not the only schism we found on this, our latest visit to see first-hand how the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage impact on employers, workers, unions, local …
On the train out of Kings Cross, I’m reading the briefing that accompanies us on all site visits. Expertly prepared by the secretariat, it leaves no economic stone unturned. But as I head towards the north east, my feeling of …
In March, the Low Pay Commission (LPC) visited Swansea, Neath and Cardiff in the first of our regional visits this year to gather evidence for our recommendations regarding the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for …
It’s the time of year again when we ask for help finding out about the effects of the minimum wage. Last week we launched our 2019 written consultation. We have published a list of questions covering all aspects of the …
Want to meet the LPC? If you are in any of the places we are visiting and want to tell us about how you have been affected by the minimum wage, email us or call 020 7211 8772. Why do we …
LPC economist Anthony Lord uses analysis from our 2018 report to answer the question: “Why aren’t we seeing more National Living Wage workers?” The report was published on 27 November and is available here. The background The introduction of the …
Commissioners Clare Chapman, Kay Carberry, Kate Bell and Martin McTague visited Birmingham last week to gather evidence on the effects of the National Living Wage and Minimum Wage. Here Clare and Kay share their reflections on what they heard. Wikipedia …
