The future of the minimum wage – Autumn briefing

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There are renewed debate about the 2021 minimum wage rates given the economic impact of coronavirus, particularly on low paid sectors.

This briefing paper aims to contribute to the debate by highlighting the findings from our ongoing research programme with Carnegie UK Trust on the future of the minimum wage.

  • Projects 31 03 2020

    Future of the minimum wage

    Learning and Work Institute has partnered with Carnegie Trust to explore the impact of increasing the UK-wide minimum wage on workers, employers and the economy. We will be producing a series of reports from different perspectives.
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  • Research and Reports 01 05 2020

    The future of the minimum wage - The worker perspective

    The government has committed to increasing the minimum wage in order to tackle low pay. In the first report of a series on the future of the minimum wage, we find strong and widespread popular support for further increases to the wage floor.
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  • Research and Reports 17 08 2020

    The future of the minimum wage - The employer perspective

    This is the second report in the series, looking into how employers reacted to the introduction of and increases to the minimum wage in the past, how they feel they will be able to handle planned future increases, and what support they might need.
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