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Commons · Question 58629 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 18 Jun 2025

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Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the number of workers who have been underpaid in the last 12 months.

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Answered by Justin Madders, 18 Jun 2025

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) data suggests that 371,000 employee jobs were underpaid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) / National Living Wage (NLW) in April 2024. This represents approximately 1.3% of the total number of employee jobs: Low and h...