The National Minimum Wage: rates and enforcement
A briefing paper on National Minimum Wage rates and enforcement; part of a wider series on the National Minimum Wage.
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This paper is no longer being updated. Library briefing The National Minimum Wage: Policy and developments includes more up to date information on this policy.
This briefing provides details of current and historic National Minimum Wage rates; discusses the introduction of the National Living Wage and different age-related rates; sets out the legislative mechanism for rate increases; explains the role of the Low Pay Commission; and discusses the various means of enforcing the National Minimum Wage.
The briefing is part of a series on the National Minimum Wage, including:
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