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Commons · Question 58629 · Tabled 10 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Question
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.
Answer
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...