The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy and Low Pay Commission set and review the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates, with recent focus on impacts for young people and regional variations (particularly Wales). Multiple bills and draft regulations (2026) are progressing, alongside consultation on gig economy and self-employment coverage. This remains an active area of employment and wage policy.
National Minimum Wage rates for April 2025, including the National Living Wage.
This is a paper on understanding the similarities between gig work and low-paid work, and whether NLW impacts what form of work individuals decide to take up.
In response to: Low Pay Commission consultation 2023
The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates in 2024 and beyond.
The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates in 2024 and beyond.
A Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.
The Low Pay Commission is seeking evidence to inform recommendations on minimum wage rates in 2024 and beyond.
UIN: HCWS1 I am pleased to announce the latest steps the Government has taken to better protect and support low-income workers as we look to build a high skilled, high productivity, high wage economy.The UK’s flexible and dynamic labour market …
We are seeking views on a proposal to extend the ban on exclusivity clauses to contracts where the workers’ guaranteed weekly income is less than the Lower Earnings Limit, currently £120 a week.
In response to: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2022
The government’s remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining the areas they should consider when recommending the 2023 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.
UIN: HLWS295 My Honourable friend the Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets) (Paul Scully) made the following statement on the 23rd September:The Government has today published a consu...
In response to: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2021
The government’s remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining the areas they should consider when recommending the 2022 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.
We are seeking views on a proposal to extend the ban on exclusivity clauses to contracts where the workers’ guaranteed weekly income is less than the Lower Earnings Limit, currently £120 a week.
We are seeking views on a proposal to extend the ban on exclusivity clauses to contracts where the workers’ guaranteed weekly income is less than the Lower Earnings Limit, currently £120 a week.
In response to: National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage: Low Pay Commission remit 2020
The government’s remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining the areas they should consider when recommending the 2021 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.
In response to: Low Pay Commission consultation 2019
The Low Pay Commission is gathering evidence in support of its 2019 report.
UIN: HCWS107 I am writing to inform the House of changes to National Minimum Wage Enforcement. We want to make it as easy as possible for businesses particularly SMEs to comply with the law, whilst ensuring that workers get the …
UIN: HLWS102 My honourable Friend, the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Corporate Responsibility, made the following Statement today: I am writing to inform the House of changes to National Minimum Wage Enforcement. We want to make it as easy …
We're seeking views on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules regarding salaried workers and the operation of salary sacrifice schemes.
A Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.
UIN: HCWS20 I am writing to inform the House that the Government is pleased to accept all of the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations for the new National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates, which will come into force in …
In response to: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government response to the Low Pay Commis…
The government's response to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
The Low Pay Commission is gathering evidence in support of its 2019 report.
The Low Pay Commission is gathering evidence in support of its 2019 report.
The government’s remit to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) outlining the areas they should consider when recommending the 2020 National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.
We're seeking views on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules regarding salaried workers and the operation of salary sacrifice schemes.
We're seeking views on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules regarding salaried workers and the operation of salary sacrifice schemes.
In response to: National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government response to the Low Pay Commis…
The government's response to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
Second Reading 14:19:00 Holly Lynch (Halifax) (Lab): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. It is a pleasure to have the chance to present my Bill calling on the Government to extend the national …
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the National Minimum Wage rates.
The government's response to the Low Pay Commission’s recommendations on National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates.
The government has published a new remit for the Low Pay Commission (LPC).
A Bill to extend the National Living Wage to people aged 18 to 24.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the path of the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage rates.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's 2014 report on the National Minimum Wage.
Provides the government's responses to the Low Pay Commission recommendations on National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates.
Second Reading 09:49:00 Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell) (Con): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I have raised this matter in the Chamber on a number of occasions, not least when I presented …
Proceedings resumed . 11:24:00 Mr Nuttall: Before the urgent question, I had just set out some of the ways in which the present Government are enforcing the national minimum wage. It appears, at least on the face of it, to …
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the path of the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage rates.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to apply the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 to workplace internships; and for connected purposes.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the path of the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage rates.
Explains the national living wage (NLW) announced in the Summer Budget 2015.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the National Minimum Wage rates.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's report on the National Minimum Wage rates.
A Bill to require listed companies to report annually on the percentage of their staff paid below a Living Wage; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to require the Secretary of State to set a target for the Low Pay Commission to increase the minimum wage during the term of a Parliament; to require the Low Pay Commission to write to the Secr
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's 2014 report on the National Minimum Wage.
Seeking evidence to inform the Low Pay Commission's 2014 report on the National Minimum Wage.
A Bill to make provision that persons receiving a training wage are exempt from legislation relating to the minimum wage; and for connected purposes.
A Bill to enable the national minimum wage to be varied to reflect local labour market conditions; and for connected purposes.