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On 1 April 2025, minimum wage rates will increase. This short report from the Low Pay Commission looks at the impact of those changes.
The 139 named companies failed to pay £6.7 million to over 95,000 workers.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Minimum wage rates announced for April 2026.
Millions of flexible workers will benefit from new rights and extra protections if they lose out on work, under proposed government reforms.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Read the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates from April 2022.
This short report looks at the impact of the increase in National Minimum Wage rates in April 2024, and projects the National Living Wage rate for April 2025.
Low Pay Commission recommendations accepted in full
The Government has announced National Minimum Wage rates for April 2024, including the National Living Wage.
Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.
This letter and short report sets out the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on National Minimum Wage rates for April 2023.
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