Tuesday, July 27, 2010

National Minimum Wage Consulation Response

The Government is today publishing a summary of responses to National Minimum Wage workers: Travel and subsistence expenses schemes, including its response to the comments received.

The Government has carefully considered the responses to the consultation and on balance considers that action should be taken in relation to these arrangements where they involve National Minimum Wage (NMW) workers.

Annex A sets out the proposed amendment to the NMW Regulations and the intention of this is only to exclude the payment of expenses for travel to a temporary workplace from counting as pay for NMW purposes. This will take effect on 1 January 2011.

Please click the link below to download the response in full

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/consult_minimumwage_expenses_responses.pdf

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/consult_minimumwage_expenses.htm

Date; 27/07/2010

Source: H M Treasury