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Chairman's Foreword

The Commissioners

Executive Summary

Recommendations

List of Figures

List of Tables


1. Introduction

2 The Impact of the National Minimum Wage

3 Groups of Workers

4 Compliance and Enforcement

5 Setting the Rates

Appendices

Abbreviations

Bibliography

 
 
National Minimum Wage
Low Pay Commission Report 2008
List of Figures

2.1 Number of Jobs and the Proportion of Minimum Wage Jobs in Each Low-paying Sector, GB, 2007

2.2 Comparison of Growth in Average Earnings (GB) with Median Pay Settlements and Price Inflation (UK), 2001–2007

2.3 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 22 and Over, UK, 2007

2.4 Increases in the Adult National Minimum Wage Compared With Changes in Prices (UK) and Average Earnings (GB), 1999–2007

2.5 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 22 and Over, UK, 2006–2007

2.6 Annual Increase in Hourly Earnings minus the Increase in Median Earnings by Percentile for Employees Aged 22 and Over, UK, 1992–2007

2.7 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Retail Sector, UK, 2006–2007

2.8 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Hospitality Sector, UK, 2006–2007

2.9 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Social Care Sector, UK, 2006–2007

2.10 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Childcare Sector, UK, 2006–2007

2.11 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Employees Aged 18 and Over in the Cleaning Sector, UK, 2006–2007

2.12 Employment and ILO Unemployment Level for those Aged 16 and Over, UK, 1995–2007

2.13 Change in Employee Jobs in Whole Economy and Low-paying Sectors, GB, 1999–2007

2.14 Employee Jobs in the Retail Sector and Annual Change, Thousands, GB, 1999–2007

2.15 Employee Jobs in the Hospitality Sector and Annual Change, Thousands, GB, 1999–2007

2.16 Employee Jobs in the Social Care Sector and Annual Change, Thousands, GB, 1999–2007

2.17 Employment in Low-paying Childcare Occupations, UK, 2002–2007

2.18 Employee Jobs in the Cleaning Sector and Annual Change, Thousands, GB, 1999–2007

2.19 Hourly Earnings Distribution for Small, Medium and Large Firms, Employees Aged 18 and Over, UK, 2007

2.20 Change in Number of Employees by Firm Size, UK, 2005–2007

2.21 Whole Economy Price Inflation, UK, 1998–2007

2.22 Price Inflation in Selected Low-paying Sectors, UK, 1996–2007

2.23 Non-oil Private Sector Profit Share and Whole Economy Wage Share, UK, 1989–2007

2.24 Growth in Productivity for the Whole Economy, Total Services and Distribution (including Retail and Hospitality), UK, 1998–2007

2.25 Annual Change in Business Investment for Whole Economy and Hospitality Sector, UK, 1997–2007

2.26 Net Change in the Stock of VAT-registered Enterprises in the UK, 1994–2006

3.1 Working Age Employment and Unemployment Rates by Gender, UK, 1971–2007

3.2 Gender Pay Gap for Full-time Employees Aged 18 and Over, UK, 1998–2007

3.3 Working Age Unemployment Rate of People with Work-limiting Disabilities, UK, 1998–2007

3.4 Estimated Coverage of the 2007 Upratings of the National Minimum Wage by Disability for Employees Aged 16 and Over, UK, 2007

3.5 Working Age Employment Rates By Ethnic Group, UK, 1998–2007

3.6 Estimated Coverage of the 2007 Upratings of the National Minimum Wage by Ethnic Group for Employees Aged 16 and Over, UK, 2007

3.7 Proportion of 16–17 and 18–21 Year Olds in Full-time Education by Gender, UK, 1998–2007

3.8 Economic Activity of 16–17 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, UK, 1998–2007

3.9 Economic Activity of 18–21 Year Olds Not in Full-time Education, UK, 1998–2007

3.10 Comparison of Employment Rate of 21 Year Olds with 19–20 and 22–23 Year Olds, Excluding Full-time Students and Graduates, UK, 1998–2007

3.11 Worker Registration Scheme Applicants by Occupation, UK, 2004–2007

4.1 Number of Complaints of Non-compliance to the NMW Helpline by Sector, UK, 2004–2007

5.1 Revisions to Forecasts of GDP Growth, UK, 2007 and 2008

A4.1 Adult Minimum Wages Relative to Mean Earnings

 
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