Living Wage
(asked on 6th December 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2016 to Question 55692, for what reasons his Department did not consult small and medium-sized businesses on the effect of a rise in the national living wage on productivity.
The Low Pay Commission consulted extensively with a broad range of stakeholders to inform its recommendation for the National Living Wage, including representatives from small and medium-sized businesses. A list of stakeholders consulted is available from page 197 of its report:
The Government has accepted the Low Pay Commission’s recommendation for the National Living Wage rate that should apply from April 2017 which is expected to benefit over a million workers.