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New Minimum Wage rate approved
The Government has accepted the independent Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations for this year’s National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. The following rates will come into effect on 1 October 2012:...
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Low Pay Commission remit published
The Government has written to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) setting out its remit for its 2013 Report. The LPC will continue to monitor, evaluate and review the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and its...
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Government submits National Minimum Wage evidence
Business Secretary Vince Cable has submitted the government’s final analysis on employment and the economy for the independent Low Pay Commission (LPC). The LPC will consider this as part of wider...
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TUC welcomes government’s exposure of minimum wage dodgers
The TUC has welcomed recent government exposure of five employers who pay under the minimum wage. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “It’s good to see the government naming and shaming these...
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Scottish agricultural minimum wage up
A rise in the minimum wage rate for agricultural workers has been confirmed by the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB). The wage rates agreed by the Wages Board on August 20, 2014 were in line...
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New National Minimum Wage rates
From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20 pence from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in March 2015 this...
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Budget 2015: New National Minimum Wage rates
From Thursday 1 October 2015, the adult rate of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will rise by 20 pence from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour, as recommended by the Low Pay Commission (LPC) in March 2015 this...
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Public Consultaion on the UK minimum wage
The Government is making major changes to the UK minimum wage rates and has asked the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to report and gather evidence on these new arrangements. It has asked the LPC to report on...
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Autumn Statement 2016: Low Pay Commission welcomes acceptance of new minimum...
The Low Pay Commission (LPC), the body that advises the Government on the level of the minimum wage welcomed the acceptance of its recommendations for the rates to apply from April 2017. These include...
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‘Pay all public sector workers in Scotland a minimum £10 an hour’, STUC say
The Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC) are calling for public sector workers to be paid 10 pounds an hour as part of a new long-term pay policy (April 16th). UNISON Scotland, STUC General Council,...
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Thinktank calls for major overhaul of Britain’s economy
In a verdict on the state of the UK economy, the IPPR commission on economic justice, which includes the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, senior business leaders and economists, found that the UK...
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Labour plans to give customers of big firms vote on boardroom pay
Customers of Britain’s 7,000 biggest companies would be given the right to vote on the pay of top executives under plans for a clampdown on boardroom pay being considered by Labour (November 27th). A...
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