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Pay

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 18 June 2025UIN 58629

The question

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.

Answered by Justin Madders

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 high pay in the UK - Office for National Statistics.

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