Low Pay Commission looks at minimum wage and employment effect

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has written to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) setting out its remit for its 2013 report.
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It will report to the Prime Minister, Deputy PM, as well as BIS secretary Vince Cable in February 2013.

As reported by recruiter.co.uk earlier this week (12 June), the commissioners' first fact-finding visit this year will be to Belfast.

The National Minimum Wage for those aged 21 and over is £6.08 per hour, going down to £4.98 for 18-20-year-olds and £3.68 for those aged 16 or 17. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has written to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) setting out its remit for its 2013 report.

The LPC is charged with paying particular attention to youth employment, including those in apprenticeships, reviewing the regulations for salaried workers and considering whether they can be simplified, including those regulations around situations where employers provide accommodation for their workers.It will report to the Prime Minister, Deputy PM, as well as BIS secretary Vince Cable in February 2013.

As reported by recruiter.co.uk earlier this week (12 June), the commissioners' first fact-finding visit this year will be to Belfast.

The National Minimum Wage for those aged 21 and over is £6.08 per hour, going down to £4.98 for 18-20-year-olds and £3.68 for those aged 16 or 17.

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