At the Low Pay Commission (LPC), we do a lot of work to monitor trends in the low-paid labour market. Each year, we talk to employers and workers across a range of sectors, as well as producing bespoke analysis on …
In March 2021, the Supreme Court issued the final judgement on a case of great significance for care providers and low-paid care workers. The case in question, Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, was first brought to an Employment Tribunal in …
This year, the Low Pay Commission was asked to investigate the use of the ‘domestic worker exemption’. Our full response to this is included in our 2021 report, published last week. This exemption, which we have now recommended removing, was …
The LPC is seeking evidence on the experiences of low-paid workers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Contact us if you want to provide evidence. Alongside the usual work of monitoring the minimum wage and recommending next year’s rates, the Government’s 2021 …
Every year, the LPC commissions and publishes a number of independent research projects to help build our evidence base. The research for our 2020 Report was published in December. Last year, we commissioned research from Incomes Data Research (IDR) to …
Since its introduction in 2016, the National Living Wage (NLW) has increased substantially relative to median pay. But an important question is, what impact has this had on businesses? Have they reduced employment, increased their prices or made other changes …
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://www.flickr.com/people/nootch/ The Low Pay Commission does not have a direct remit when it comes to compliance with the NMW; direct enforcement falls to HMRC on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), …
At the Low Pay Commission, when we think about geography, we typically think about it in terms of workplace location – i.e. the region, local authority or constituency where individuals work. This is the variable we use for local measures …
The Low Pay Commission’s consultation on the 2021 minimum wage rates launched on Thursday 12 March. It was launched as a 12-week consultation, with a deadline of Thursday 4 June. The growth of the coronavirus outbreak since then – along …
On 1 April, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for workers of all ages will increase. Employers will have to pay workers aged 25 and over an hourly rate of at least the National Living Wage (NLW, £8.72), with lower …
This question is fundamental to the LPC’s work and is at the centre of our research programme each year. In 2019, we commissioned an econometric project from the Institute for Employment Studies (IES)[1] to look at just this. This work …
