National Living Wage increase to protect workers' living standards
Source: data.gov.uk (2022-05-23)

National  Minimum Wage in 2021. New rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) come into force on 1 April 2021. These follow recommendations made in the autumn by the Low Pay Commission (LPC). To mark the uprating, this report looks ahead at the implications of the incoming rates and the LPC’s remit for the year ahead.

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