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Mathew Akrigg ACIPP MAAT, CIPP policy and research officer, discusses the Low Pay Commission (LPC) consultations, think tanks and its brand new remit E ach year the LPC consults on the future of the national minimum wage (NMW). The LPC collects allowing you to have your opinion voiced directly to the commissioners themselves. The time they take to listen to your
and Trade released a statement regarding the updating of the LPC remit to ask that it considers the actual cost of living in the NMW rates. This will deliver a “genuine living wage” and forms part of the new Labour government’s plan to “make work pay”. On top of this, the LPC has been asked to look at a plan to remove the age- related NMW bands so that the national living wage (NLW) rate applies to all workers aged 18 and over. Rate increases The first of the think tank sessions we ran covered the consultation in its
data and feedback so that it can make recommendations to the government on NMW rates, and this year was no different. These rates are extremely important for ensuring low-paid workers are not exploited, but the impact of raising the rates is wide reaching and the LPC is tasked with doing so in a responsible way, considering the economy, job prospects and the labour market. The CIPP is proud to assist the LPC in facilitating think tanks with our members,
concerns is really appreciated, as is the time you take to provide your thoughts. Thank you to all full, fellow and Chartered members who took part in the discussions. If you want to be involved in the future, keep an eye out for invitations next April / May. In this article, we will cover what was discussed in these sessions, but we’ll also review the discussion points in line with a new development in the NMW area. On 30 July 2024, the Department for Business
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