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<p>Through the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage, the Government ensures
that the lowest paid in our society are fairly rewarded for their work. From April
2019, over 2.1 million people will benefit from inflation-beating increases in the
minimum wages rates.</p><p> </p><p>At Spring Statement 2019, the Government confirmed
the Low Pay Commission’s remit for the National Living Wage to reach 60 per cent of
median earnings by 2020, subject to sustained economic growth. At £8.21 an hour, the
National Living Wage is on track to meet this target. Later this year, the Government
will set out the Low Pay Commission’s remit beyond 2020, with the ultimate objective
of ending low pay in the UK.</p><p> </p><p>To help inform this new remit, the Government
has appointed Professor Arindrajit Dube to undertake a review of the latest international
evidence on the impacts of minimum wages and consider the implications for future
minimum wage policy in the UK. The review began in March 2019 and Professor Dube will
present his findings in the autumn.</p>
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