National Living Wage to apply to 21 year olds
Monday, 30 September 2019 18:46
In his speech to the Conservative Party conference, the Chancellor
today announced his intention to reduce the age threshold for the
National Living Wage (NLW), so that it applies to those aged 23 and
over from 2021, and to those aged 21 and over within five years.
This follows a review of the youth rates of the National Minimum
Wage (NMW) carried out by the Low Pay...Request free trial
In his speech to the Conservative Party conference, the
Chancellor today announced his intention to reduce the age
threshold for the National Living Wage (NLW), so that it
applies to those aged 23 and over from 2021, and to those
aged 21 and over within five years.
This follows a review of the youth rates of the
National Minimum Wage (NMW) carried out by the Low Pay
Commission over the past year. The LPC made its
recommendations to the Government in a letter sent in
August, and which we are publishing today.
The LPC will publish its full report on the NMW youth
rates, as well as its advice to the Government on the
future of the NLW, in due course. The government will
set out more details on the future policy framework for
the NLW, including the role of the Low Pay Commission,
at the Budget.
Bryan Sanderson, the Chair of the LPC, said:
We are very pleased that the Government has accepted
our advice to lower the age of eligibility to the
National Living Wage from 25 to 21. Doing so in a
phased approach balances ambition for the pay of
young people with caution towards the impacts on
businesses and the most vulnerable workers in this
group.
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