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National Minimum Wage: response to the Low Pay Commission鈥檚 2015 report

Provides the government's responses to the Low Pay Commission recommendations on national minimum wage rates.

From:
Department for Business, Innovation & Skills
Published
17 March 2015
Last updated
18 March 2015 鈥� See all updates
This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Explains the government鈥檚 responses to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) recommendations. The LPC has recommended that the hourly rates for the national minimum wage (NMW) should increase in October 2015:

  • from 拢6.50 to 拢6.70 for adults
  • from 拢5.13 to 拢5.30 for the development rate that covers workers aged 18 to 20 years old
  • from 拢3.79 to 拢3.87 for 16 to 17 year olds

The government accepts these recommendations in full.

Government has concluded that the apprentice rate should be 拢3.30. This is an increase of 57p an hour (21%) from 拢2.73 to 拢3.30 for the apprentice rate.

The Secretary of State Vince Cable has made a in the House of Commons outlining the government鈥檚 response.

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Published 17 March 2015
Last updated 18 March 2015 show all updates

  1. Added a link to Vince Cable's written ministerial statement.

  2. First published.

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