NLW
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The NLW is a minimum wage that applies to eligible workers aged 21 and over, which is roughly 2.4 million low-paid workers in the U.K, according to the government.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025
This report is the first snapshot of how firms have reacted to the NLW.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2016
Some 36% of those affected by the NLW said they had put up their prices to compensate for the higher wage cost, while 29% said they had reduced their profits.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2016
Weaker wage growth, it said, could reduce the current projected real terms value of the NLW by up to 40 pence an hour by 2020.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2016
B&Q initially said it planned to cut Sunday and Bank holiday pay rates in exchange for lifting the lowest hourly rate for all staff to £7.66 from 1 April, 46p-an-hour above the NLW.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2016
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