NMW policy on HMRC enforcement and naming and shaming employers
2 October 2013
The government has published a document which sets out how the revised naming scheme will operate.
In line with the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission, on 1 October 2010 BIS announced a scheme to name employers who flout NMW law. The scheme came into effect on 1 January 2011. A revised scheme came into effect on 1 October 2013. The National minimum wage: policy on HM Revenue & Customs enforcement, prosecutions and naming employers who break national minimum wage law 2013 sets out how the scheme will operate and the criteria for naming employers. This document also sets out the how the Government operates the civil and criminal enforcement of the NMW in the light of the changes introduced by the Employment Act 2008, which came into effect on 6 April 2009.
The UK and London Living Wage rates have increased
5 November 2013
The UK Living Wage rate rose today by 20p to £7.65 per hour, and the London Living Wage rate rose by 25p to £8.80 per hour.
The UK Living Wage rate rose today by 20p to £7.65 per hour, and the London Living Wage rate rose by 25p to £8.80 per hour. The current national minimum wage rate for adults is £6.31.
Over 30,000 low-paid workers stand to get a pay rise of up to £400 a year because they work for companies signed up with the Living Wage Foundation as a Living Wage Employer. There are now 432 accredited Living Wage Employers.
For more details visit the Living Wage Foundation website.
TUC say government must increase minimum wage by more than the rate of inflation
12 November 2013
A bold rise in the national minimum wage (NMW) is needed next year to ease the living standards squeeze on the lowest paid workers, the TUC has said in its submission to the Low Pay Commission (LPC). The warning comes as the TUC has calculated that the annual salary of a full-time worker on the minimum wage would be £770 higher this year, had the NMW kept pace with price rises since 2007. The TUC presented evidence to the LPC on next year’s minimum wage rates saying that the government must increase the minimum wage by more than the rate of inflation or average earnings growth to avoid putting even more financial strain on hard-working low-wage families. Despite inflation currently running at 2.7 per cent, the government last month announced a minimum wage increase of just 1.9 per cent per cent for adults and 1 per cent for younger people. These small rises have meant a real-terms pay cut for around a million minimum wage workers, says the TUC.
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