Low Pay Commission given review criteria for 2012
Low Pay Commission given review criteria for 2012 Remit for the 2012 Report includes consideration of simplifying the national minimum wage Regulations The Low Pay Commission has been asked to report...
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UK National Minimum Wage The Low Pay Commission was established in 1998 as a result of the National Minimum Wage Act. One of its roles as an independent statutory, non-departmental public body is to...
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National Minimum Wage 2012 In our Newsletter last week, we advised that the Low Pay Commission had reported to the Chancellor giving advice on the National Minimum Wage rate for 2012. On 19 March...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage 2012 – Reminder
National Minimum Wage 2012 – Reminder In March, we advised that the Government had accepted proposals from the Low Pay Commission for the National Minimum Wage rates that will apply from the first ‘pay...
View ArticleJersey Minimum Wage Recommendation
Jersey Minimum Wage Recommendation In the UK, the Government receives advice and recommendations from the Low Pay Commission on UK National Minimum Wage rates, which are reviewed annually to apply from...
View ArticleEmployment Law Review 2013
Employment Law Review 2013 The Coalition Government launched a Parliament-long Employment Law Review when it came to power in May 2010. The aim of this was to review the complexity and efficiency of...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage October 2013
National Minimum Wage October 2013 We are including a reminder of National Minimum Wage information as we approach October 2013. Rates On 15 April 2013, Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage October 2013
National Minimum Wage October 2013 We are repeating a series of articles on the UK’s National Minimum Wage, effective in less than one month’s time. However, it is interesting to also report on a...
View ArticleConsolidation of National Minimum Wage Regulations and Guidance
Consolidation of National Minimum Wage Regulations and Guidance In a speech to the Engineering Employers’ Federation on 23 November 2011, Business Secretary Vince Cable spoke of employment law reforms...
View ArticleAgricultural Wages Board England and Wales
Agricultural Wages Board England and Wales Section 72 of the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 abolished the Agricultural Wages Board for England and Wales (AWB) on 25 June 2013. From 01...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage – LPC Evidence for 2014 Review
National Minimum Wage – LPC Evidence for 2014 Review The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published interim evidence and guidance for the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on what it...
View ArticleThink Tank Recommends Higher London Minimum Wage
Think Tank Recommends Higher London Minimum Wage The Centre for London is a politically-independent, not-for-profit think tank that looks at the issues and challenges facing London. On 18 November...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Recommendations
Minimum Wage Recommendations The Low Pay Commission (LPC) advises the Government about National Minimum Wage rates. In October 2013, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) published...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage Rates Confirmed for October 2014
National Minimum Wage Rates Confirmed for October 2014 It was only last week that we reported the Low Pay Commission (LPC) had published their Executive Summary of the recommendations made to the...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage – Remit to the Low Pay Commission for 2015 Rates
National Minimum Wage – Remit to the Low Pay Commission for 2015 Rates The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has set its remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to enable them to...
View ArticleHave your say on the National Minimum Wage
Have your say on the National Minimum Wage In June, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) set its remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) for recommending National Minimum Wage rates...
View ArticleHave Your Say on the National Minimum Wage
Have Your Say on the National Minimum Wage In June, the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) set its remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) for recommending National Minimum Wage rates...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage Rates 2015
National Minimum Wage Rates 2015 On 23 February 2015, David Norgrove from the Low Pay Commission wrote to Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in terms of the...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage – report on the 2015 apprentice rate
National Minimum Wage – report on the 2015 apprentice rate The Government has published a policy paper on their rational for rejecting the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation on the National Minimum...
View ArticleSummer Budget Newsletter – 8 July 2015
Summer Budget Newsletter – 8 July 2015 There used to be a time when the Budget was a closely guarded secret until the Chancellor delivered it to Parliament. These days so much seems to be leaked before...
View ArticleLiving Wage Foundation – lower hourly rate increase of 40p an hour
Living Wage Foundation – lower hourly rate increase of 40p an hour The Living Wage Foundation campaign group has said that the voluntary living wage hourly rate for those working outside of London...
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