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National Minimum Wage: response to the Low Pay Commission바카라 사이트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 바카라 사이트� See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

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Ref: BIS/15/214

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Explains the government바카라 사이트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.

바카라 사이트 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 government바카라 사이트檚 response.

Published 17 March 2015

Last updated 18 March 2015 + show all updates

1. 18 March 2015

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

2. 17 March 2015

   First published.