National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government evidence on compliance and enforcement 2019 to 2020 (web)
Source: data.gov.uk (2022-05-23)

National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage: government evidence on compliance & enforcement. This report looks at the government’s evidence and analysis on the enforcement of National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. This evidence helps monitor, evaluate and review minimum wage compliance and enforcement. It also has our response to the 2020 Low Pay Commission recommendations.   This evidence covers: 
estimated non-compliance with the minimum wage
routes to HMRC enforcement
enforcement operations
enforcement statistics

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