• views on the affordability and effects of an increase to the ‘on target’ rate for 2019 – currently expected to be around £8.20 • the impact of increases in the NLW since its introduction, which include the recent April 2018 uprating • how employers are adjusting to the NLW increases i.e. the impacts on pay, terms and conditions, income,
hours, employment, productivity, prices and profits • evidence on the economic outlook more generally.
National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate recommendations For the other rates, specifically those affecting workers under 25 and apprentices the LPC seek evidence in order to make recommendations on their traditional basis of ‘helping as many low-paid workers as possible without damaging their employment prospects’ , specifically: • evidence on the impact of the rates on younger workers’ employment prospects including how widely the 21- 24 Year Old Rate is used • what effect, if any, the gaps between the different rates have on different age groups’ labour market performance. • a review of the youth rates of the minimum wage • a review of the Apprentice Rate. Premium rates for non-guaranteed work and tackling ‘one sided flexibility’ This year the LPC have been asked to consider the potential impact of a premium rate (recommended in the Taylor Review) i.e. a higher minimum wage, for those hours that are not 'guaranteed', as well as alternative means for tackling the issue of ‘one sided flexibility’, which is some workers experiencing uncertain and unpredictable work schedules. Compliance and enforcement and the accommodation offset LPC continue to seek views and evidence on your experience and views relating to compliance and the enforcement of the minimum wage which includes gathering your views as to the effectiveness, in protecting low paid workers, of the accommodation offset. All sectors provide valuable evidence and this year LPC are particularly seeking views from the following: • sectors that make use of flexible contracting practices such as zero and short hours contacts • call centres and security • minimum wage employers and workers in non-low paying sectors • employers of young people and apprentices and youth labour market experts.
The survey will run until 12.15pm on Friday 25 May.
CIPP comment
The CIPP policy team will be holding a member roundtable with representatives from the Low Pay Commission in Nottingham on Friday 18 May. If you wish to attend please contact Samantha Mann, senior policy & research officer by email. Equally if you have any further comments or issues that you would like to raise as they relate to this consultation, please email Samantha who is leading on the CIPP response to the LPC.
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Flexible SSP – what did you say? 8 May 2018
Thank you to all those who took the time to respond to our survey on the government’s plans to introduce a more flexible system of statutory sick pay.
The government pledged there would be a consultation in their response to the 2016 green paper ‘Improving Lives - The Future of Work, Health and Disability’ .
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