What has happened to the hourly and weekly pay of NLW workers? The LPC has also written an interesting blog pulling information from the report on “What has happened to the hourly and weekly pay of NLW workers?” LPC annual consultation draws to a close The LPC’s annual consultation on the levels of minimum wage rates, including the impact on employers, closes later this week on Friday 7 June. The CIPP policy team will shortly be publishing the results of their survey, and evidence from the Policy Think Tank (to be held on 10 June – places still available at the time of publication).
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Suspension of the minimum wage naming scheme 7 June 2019
Due to a recommendation made last year by the director of labour market enforcement, the scheme which names employers who have breached minimum wage legislation was suspended and is currently under review.
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) made a statement on the suspension of the national minimum wage naming scheme. The Statement is as follows:
“Enforcement of the national minimum wage and the national living wage is a priority for the Government, and we take tough action against the minority of employers who underpay. Last year, employers were ordered to repay over 220,000 UK workers a record £24.4 million of arrears. We have more than doubled the budget for minimum wage compliance and enforcement since 2015, and it is now at a record high of £27.4 million. As part of our enforcement approach, we name employers who have breached the legislation, which raises awareness of national minimum wage enforcement and deters others who may be tempted to break the law. To date, the Government have named almost 2,000 employers who have underpaid the national minimum wage. The Government are reviewing the naming scheme to ensure that it continues effectively to support minimum wage compliance. This is in response to a recommendation made by the director of labour market enforcement, Professor Sir David Metcalf, last year. In December 2018 we accepted both of the director’s recommendations relating to the naming scheme, specifically to review the scheme’s effectiveness and to consider how to provide further information under the scheme in future. The Government have sought to learn from other naming schemes and other regulatory approaches. We have also discussed the evidence with the director of labour market enforcement and have conducted further analysis to understand the impact that any changes to the scheme would have on the number of employers named. Naming and shaming remains an important part of our enforcement toolkit, and the review will be concluded in the coming weeks. Any changes to the scheme will be communicated through the national minimum wage enforcement policy documents”.
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Living Hours campaign launched to tackle work insecurity 17 June 2019
New research finds one in six workers are in insecure, low paid work, with millions facing cancelled shifts, a lack of stable hours, or short-term contracts.
The Living Wage Foundation has launched Living Hours, a major new programme to tackle widespread insecurity over hours and provide workers with real control over their lives. The scheme will require organisations to pay the real Living Wage and commit to provide workers with:
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