market. We have asked the LPC this year to monitor the impact of the NMW, consult with all interested parties, and to make recommendations for the government to consider next year.”
BIS press release
LOW PAY COMMISSION CONSULATION ON NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE
4 July 2012
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has launched a public consultation to obtain views on the operation of the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
This consultation is part of a wider evidence gathering exercise, following the government’s publication of the LPC's remit for this year. The remit has requested the Commission consider a number of aspects of the NMW and make recommendations on the level of the different rates from October 2013.
The LPC’s remit from the government asks them to undertake a number of tasks including to:
monitor, evaluate, and review the levels of the different NMW rates and make recommendations on the levels from October 2013; review the contribution the NMW could make to the employment prospects of young people, including those in apprenticeships, and as part of this review consider the implications of the introduction of the Raising of the Participation Age in England on the youth rates and apprentice rate; review the accommodation offset; and evaluate the NMW regulations for salaried-hours workers, and consider whether there are any measures which could be taken to make arrangements as simple and easy as possible for employers and individuals.
The consultation closes on 17 September 2012 and the Commission is due to report back to the Government by the end of February 2013. The CIPP Policy team will be publishing a survey later this month to gather member’s views on the areas under consideration.
POLICY ON NAMING EMPLOYERS WHO FLOUT NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE LAW
4 July 2012
The policy has been published that sets out how the scheme to name employers who flout national minimum wage (NMW) law will operate, and the criteria for naming these employers.
The policy also sets out how the government operates the civil and criminal enforcement regime of the NMW. The Department for Business is responsible for NMW policy, which HM Revenue and Customs enforces. HMRC enforcement process HMRC enforcement is initiated either by a complaint from workers or third parties, or as a result of risk profiling and includes targeted enforcement of key low paying sectors. Cases are referred to NMW compliance teams from HMRC’s NMW Central Information Unit. On receipt of a case referral, a compliance officer will normally carry out an investigation of the employer’s business. This will usually include a review of the employer’s payroll and associated records, an interview with the employer and payroll staff, and interviews with workers.
CIPP Policy News Journal
12/04/2013, Page 136 of 362
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