Low-paying sectors review
The LPC has updated its list of low-paying sectors. This page contains tables with full details of the new occupation and industry groups.
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At the Low Pay Commission, we analyse the low-paid labour market to monitor the impact of the National Minimum Wage. To this end, we want to identify the businesses and workers who are most affected by the minimum wage.
To help us identify these workers and businesses, we use two definitions: low-paying occupations relate to job roles that are often low-paid 바카라 사이트“ for example, 바카라 사이트˜sales assistants바카라 사이트™; low-paying industries are based on the main activity of the employer 바카라 사이트“ for example, 바카라 사이트˜retail trade바카라 사이트™.
The definitions were last updated in 2017, shortly after the introduction of the National Living Wage (NLW). A lot has changed since then: the level of the minimum wage has increased rapidly, potentially changing the types of workers and businesses affected by it. The ONS has also updated how it classifies occupations, moving to a new set of standard occupational codes (SOC 2020) in the datasets we use. This move was completed for the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) 바카라 사이트“ our main data source for hourly pay 바카라 사이트“ in autumn 2022.
To make sure our work keeps up with these changes 바카라 사이트“ and remains relevant once the NLW meets its target in 2024 바카라 사이트“ we have reviewed and updated our definitions of low-paying occupations and industries. This page publishes tables with full details of the new occupation and industry groups. It also contains data tables related to explaining these changes.