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A report by the Low Pay Commission on the history of the UK minimum wage and its effects.
This letter and short report sets out the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on National Minimum Wage rates for April 2023.
Minimum wage rates increase on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2021 increases and the path ahead for the next year.
The minimum wage rates increased on 1 April. This short report looks at the 2022 increases and the path ahead for the next year.
Government lays legislation confirming that the new National Living Wage and new National Minimum Wage will take effect from 1 April.
The 191 named companies failed to pay £2.1 million to over 34,000 workers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
The Low Pay Commission's annual report sets out in full the evidence and analysis which informed recommendations for minimum wage rates from April 2025.
This page collects the annual reports from the Low Pay Commission to the Government on the National Minimum Wage.
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates increased on 1 April 2020. This report reviews those increases and the LPC's new remit to 2024.
Millions of flexible workers will benefit from new rights and extra protections if they lose out on work, under proposed government reforms.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
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