An Opposition Day debate relating to employment rights, holiday pay and 48-hour weekly working limits has been scheduled for Monday 25 January 2021.
Documents to download
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The Living Wage (297 KB, PDF)
The living wage is an hourly rate of pay set annually by reference to the basic cost of living in the UK and London.
The current living wage is £7.85 per hour outside London and £9.15 per hour in London.
Unlike the National Minimum Wage, employers may choose to pay the living wage on a voluntary basis.
This note explains the living wage and how it is calculated, provides an overview of the policy response to the living wage debate and discusses reaction to it.
Documents to download
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The Living Wage (297 KB, PDF)
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The National Minimum Wage Bill 2019-21 was introduced by Paula Barker MP following the Private Members' Bills Ballot on 9 January 2020. First reading took place on 5 February 2020. The Bill's second reading was due to take place on 15 January 2021, but was cancelled following an Order of the House on 13 January 2021. We do not have a date for the rearranged Second Reading.