UNISON give evidence to the Low Pay Commission on minimum wage rates for 2024
UNISON give evidence to the Low Pay Commission on minimum wage rates for 2024
As part of a UK wide consultation on minimum wage rates for 2024, the Low Pay Commission (LPC), is meeting with trade unions in Northern Ireland on Thursday 6th July. Forming part of the trade union delegation, UNISON will be meeting with the LPC to recommend among other things:
· A ‘national living wage’ of at least two-thirds of average earnings in 2024
· A course is set for raising the National Minimum Wage (NMW), to £15 per hour
· The harmonisation of NMW rates to a single rate for all age groups
· Addressing the critical issue of poverty rates of weekly income
· The strengthening of legislation to limit the use of zero hour contracts and prevent bogus classification of workers as self-employed
· More robust monitoring and enforcement of NMW non-compliance, particularly in the social care sector