Reining in the national minimum wage
Employers are coming to the conclusion that the
national minimum wage has gone far enough. An IRS
survey finds that, although there is strong support for
the NMW at its current level, it is beginning to impact
pay differentials and the prices companies charge
for goods and services.
With the Low Pay Commission due to report shortly,
giving recommendations for the coming year, commentators tend to agree that the increase will be lower than in previous years. But it could still top 5% – which may be rather more than employers have budgeted for.
There has been further pressure on pay budgets over recent months from a series of legal challenges under equal pay legislation. In this issue we turn the spotlight on equal pay cases that have helped to clarify the law in this highly complex area.
This edition also reports on research into how employers are aligning HR and business plans, and looks at effective interventions for staff involved in traumatic incidents at work.
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