Consultation on the National Minimum Wage

07 July 2014

The Low Pay Commission has just launched a consultation on the National Minimum Wage, which closes on Friday 26 September.

The Consultation letter is here . It confirms that the consultation can cover any aspects of the national minimum wage which contributors wish to comment on.

CIPP comment

The Policy team will be reviewing this document and issuing a survey to gather members’ views shortly.

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CIPP quick poll

This week’s Quick Poll considers the new consultation to tackle one-sided flexibility in zero hours contracts and the proposed payment for shifts that are cancelled, curtailed or moved at short notice.

Q1. Should the payment paid to employees for shifts that are cancelled, curtailed or moved at short notice be:

a percentage of what the worker would have earned from working the shift or the relevant hours

a percentage of what the worker would have earned from working the shift or the relevant hours at the National Living/Minimum Wage rate

something else

If something else, please specify:

*denotes a mandatory field