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This is a crucial part of our annual cycle of work and the …</p> </div> <a class="read-more" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/05/06/lpc-kicks-off-2022-visits-programme-in-leicester-but-has-anything-changed/">Read more <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of LPC kicks off 2022 visits programme in Leicester – but has anything changed?</span></a> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> <main id="content" class="govuk-grid-row" role="main"> <div class="govuk-grid-column-two-thirds main-content"> <article class="post-694 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-evidenceandconsultation category-national-living-wage category-research"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/03/is-it-just-wages-that-matter/">Is it just wages that matter?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/jackdarby/" title="Posts by Jack Darby" class="author url fn" rel="author">Jack Darby</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-03T17:13:17+00:00" pubdate>3 March 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/evidenceandconsultation/" rel="category tag">Evidence and Consultation</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/national-living-wage/" rel="category tag">National Living Wage</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></div> <img width="620" height="411" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-620x411.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-620x411.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-310x205.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-768x509.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-1536x1017.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/03/pexels-lukas-669615-2048x1356.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>What do workers look for in jobs? Wages are obviously important. If you asked almost anyone whether they would like to be paid more per hour, they would say yes. But new evidence [1] commissioned by the Low Pay Commission …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/03/is-it-just-wages-that-matter/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Is it just wages that matter?</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-evidenceandconsultation category-national-living-wage category-research"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/08/does-a-higher-minimum-wage-affect-hiring-behaviour/">Does a higher minimum wage affect hiring behaviour?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/emma-hill/" title="Posts by Emma Hill" class="author url fn" rel="author">Emma Hill</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-02-08T11:42:42+00:00" pubdate>8 February 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/evidenceandconsultation/" rel="category tag">Evidence and Consultation</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/national-living-wage/" rel="category tag">National Living Wage</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a></div> <img width="620" height="319" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-620x319.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-620x319.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-310x160.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-768x395.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-1536x791.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/02/pexels-sora-shimazaki-5673502-2048x1054.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Every year, we commission researchers to look into the impact that the minimum wage has had on firms and workers, and their findings form a key part of our evidence base. There has been little evidence of any negative impact …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/02/08/does-a-higher-minimum-wage-affect-hiring-behaviour/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Does a higher minimum wage affect hiring behaviour?</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-672 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compliance-and-enforcement category-evidenceandconsultation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/27/sleep-in-shifts-in-social-care/">Sleep-in shifts in social care</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/josephwilkinson/" title="Posts by josephwilkinson" class="author url fn" rel="author">josephwilkinson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-01-27T10:16:31+00:00" pubdate>27 January 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/compliance-and-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Compliance and enforcement</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/evidenceandconsultation/" rel="category tag">Evidence and Consultation</a></div> <img width="620" height="384" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-620x384.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Close-up image of bedding" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-620x384.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-310x192.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-768x476.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-1536x952.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2022/01/krista-mangulsone-RnR12I78SFo-unsplash-2048x1269.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>In March 2021, the Supreme Court issued the final judgement on a case of great significance for care providers and low-paid care workers. The case in question, Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake, was first brought to an Employment Tribunal in …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2022/01/27/sleep-in-shifts-in-social-care/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Sleep-in shifts in social care</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-660 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compliance-and-enforcement category-domestic-workers"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/13/not-so-equal-is-excluding-au-pairs-from-the-minimum-wage-still-the-right-thing-to-do/">Not so equal: Is excluding au pairs from the minimum wage still the right thing to do?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/emma-hill/" title="Posts by Emma Hill" class="author url fn" rel="author">Emma Hill</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-12-13T10:41:41+00:00" pubdate>13 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/compliance-and-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Compliance and enforcement</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/domestic-workers/" rel="category tag">Domestic workers</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/12/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8909659-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Woman playing with child at table" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/12/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8909659-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/12/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8909659-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/12/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8909659-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/12/pexels-karolina-grabowska-8909659.jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>This year, the Low Pay Commission was asked to investigate the use of the ‘domestic worker exemption’. Our full response to this is included in our 2021 report, published last week. This exemption, which we have now recommended removing, was …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/13/not-so-equal-is-excluding-au-pairs-from-the-minimum-wage-still-the-right-thing-to-do/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Not so equal: Is excluding au pairs from the minimum wage still the right thing to do?</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-648 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-coverage category-evidenceandconsultation category-research category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/28/low-pay-and-ethnicity/">Low pay and ethnicity</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/josephwilkinson/" title="Posts by josephwilkinson" class="author url fn" rel="author">josephwilkinson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-05-28T09:23:53+01:00" pubdate>28 May 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/coverage/" rel="category tag">Coverage</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/evidenceandconsultation/" rel="category tag">Evidence and Consultation</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/research/" rel="category tag">Research</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The LPC is seeking evidence on the experiences of low-paid workers from ethnic minority backgrounds. Contact us if you want to provide evidence. Alongside the usual work of monitoring the minimum wage and recommending next year’s rates, the Government’s 2021 …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/05/28/low-pay-and-ethnicity/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Low pay and ethnicity</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-644 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/08/what-will-be-the-impact-of-future-nlw-increases/">What will be the impact of future NLW increases?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/fatima-dudhia/" title="Posts by Fatima Dudhia" class="author url fn" rel="author">Fatima Dudhia</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-04-08T15:15:07+01:00" pubdate>8 April 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Every year, the LPC commissions and publishes a number of independent research projects to help build our evidence base. The research for our 2020 Report was published in December. Last year, we commissioned research from Incomes Data Research (IDR) to …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/04/08/what-will-be-the-impact-of-future-nlw-increases/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of What will be the impact of future NLW increases?</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-637 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/22/what-does-the-nlw-have-to-do-with-the-price-of-fish/">What does the NLW have to do with the price of fish?</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/emma-hill/" title="Posts by Emma Hill" class="author url fn" rel="author">Emma Hill</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-01-22T10:01:06+00:00" pubdate>22 January 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="414" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish-620x414.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish-620x414.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish-435x290.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2021/01/fish.jpg 799w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Since its introduction in 2016, the National Living Wage (NLW) has increased substantially relative to median pay. But an important question is, what impact has this had on businesses? Have they reduced employment, increased their prices or made other changes …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2021/01/22/what-does-the-nlw-have-to-do-with-the-price-of-fish/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of What does the NLW have to do with the price of fish?</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-630 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-compliance-and-enforcement"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/08/26/non-compliance-in-leicester/">Non-compliance in Leicester</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/josephwilkinson/" title="Posts by josephwilkinson" class="author url fn" rel="author">josephwilkinson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-08-26T09:26:53+01:00" pubdate>26 August 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/compliance-and-enforcement/" rel="category tag">Compliance and enforcement</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="View of old industrial buildings in Leicester" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape-435x290.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2020/08/Leicester-cityscape.jpg 2047w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs https://www.flickr.com/people/nootch/ The Low Pay Commission does not have a direct remit when it comes to compliance with the NMW; direct enforcement falls to HMRC on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/08/26/non-compliance-in-leicester/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Non-compliance in Leicester</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/08/26/non-compliance-in-leicester/#comments" class="govuk-link">3 comments</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-623 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-coverage"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/06/minimum-wage-coverage-where-you-work-versus-where-you-live/">Minimum wage coverage: where you work versus where you live</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/josephwilkinson/" title="Posts by josephwilkinson" class="author url fn" rel="author">josephwilkinson</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-05-06T12:27:23+01:00" pubdate>6 May 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/coverage/" rel="category tag">Coverage</a></div> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>At the Low Pay Commission, when we think about geography, we typically think about it in terms of workplace location – i.e. the region, local authority or constituency where individuals work. This is the variable we use for local measures …</p> </div> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/05/06/minimum-wage-coverage-where-you-work-versus-where-you-live/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Minimum wage coverage: where you work versus where you live</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-616 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-evidenceandconsultation"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/2020/04/03/update-on-our-2020-consultation/">Update on our 2020 consultation</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/author/fatima-dudhia/" title="Posts by Fatima Dudhia" class="author url fn" rel="author">Fatima Dudhia</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2020-04-03T12:37:16+01:00" pubdate>3 April 2020</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/category/evidenceandconsultation/" rel="category tag">Evidence and Consultation</a></div> <img width="620" height="628" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW-620x628.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW-620x628.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW-310x314.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW-768x778.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW-370x375.jpg 370w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220819151457im_/https://minimumwage.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/157/2018/12/LPC-maroonNMW.jpg 1100w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>The Low Pay Commission’s consultation on the 2021 minimum wage rates launched on Thursday 12 March. 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