Events Raising pay vs protecting jobs? Where next for the National Living Wage UpcomingThursday 24 September 2020 Live interactive webinar. Register to receive an access link. This pandemic has shone a spotlight on the vital work done by Britain’s low-paid workers who, from supermarket staff to care… Continue Reading
Publications Under the wage floor Exploring firms’ incentives to comply with the minimum wage 8 January 2020 by Lindsay Judge and Anna Stansbury This briefing note explores the incentives for firms to comply with the National Living Wage/National Minimum Wage (NLW/NMW). It documents the penalties that firms are subject to; estimates underpaying firms’… Continue Reading
Publications Ain’t no minimum high enough Minimum wage policy in the 2019 General Election 18 November 2019 by Nye Cominetti Summary Minimum wage increases since 2015 delivered a £3bn pay boost to low-paid workers last year – highlighting the benefits of cross-party consensus over a more ambitious wage floor. Both… Continue Reading
Publications Calculating a Living Wage for London and the rest of the UK 2019-20 11 November 2019 by Nye Cominetti This report sets out the method through which the Living Wage rates in London and the rest of the UK are calculated by the Resolution Foundation on behalf of the… Continue Reading
Events The floor’s the limit Examining the main parties’ plans for a higher minimum wage Monday 18 November 2019 An expert panel will discuss RF's new analysis of the two main parties’ plans for the minimum wage, including how they compare with each other, with other countries, and how… Continue Reading
Comment The evidence backing a higher minimum wage is growing 4 November 2019 by Nye Cominetti You wait for a minimum wage report and then three come along at once. This morning the Treasury published Arin Dube’s keenly awaited review of minimum wage policy in the… Continue Reading
Comment Britain can afford an even higher minimum wage – but we need to tread carefully 30 May 2019 by Nye Cominetti Britain has long had a low pay problem. For most of the last two decades around one in five workers has been in low-paid work – earning less than two-thirds… Continue Reading
Publications Low Pay Britain 2019 by Nye Cominetti and Kathleen Henehan and Stephen Clarke This is our ninth annual report on low pay. This edition focuses on the minimum wage, which recently turned 20. It analyses the extent to which the minimum wage has… Continue Reading
