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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-04-28more like thismore than 2016-04-28
answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept id 26 more like this
answering dept short name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
answering dept sort name Business, Innovation and Skills more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will name those businesses that are known to have changed the terms and conditions of their low-paid workers in order to recover some of the costs of paying an increased minimum wage; and what steps they plan to take to discourage businesses from taking such steps. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Blencathra more like this
uin HL8064 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-05-12more like thismore than 2016-05-12
answer text <p>The Government believes that it is essential for employers to ensure that their reward packages are competitive, in order to retain and develop the staff who are fundamental to their success. In a growing economy, the National Living Wage should represent an opportunity to invest in talented staff and improve productivity.</p><p>The Government does not plan to operate a formal scheme to name employers who change employees’ terms and conditions. But we will continue to be clear that reducing wider remuneration packages and blaming the National Living Wage is short-sighted and not in the spirit of the introduction of the National Living Wage.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-05-12T10:18:59.047Zmore like thismore than 2016-05-12T10:18:59.047Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
497
label Biography information for Lord Blencathra more like this