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.
