James CockettJames Cockett, one of our #DataImpactFellows, discusses research he undertook with colleagues at the Institute for Employment Studies to investigate the impact of the introduction of the National Living Wage and its later upratings on employment retention and hours worked.
Readers of the Data Impact blog may remember the exciting (and somewhat scary!) day I had presenting interim evidence to the Low Pay Commission last year around the effects of the myanmar rcs data introduction of the National Living Wage back in April 2016. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is an independent body that advises the Government about the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage. I am honoured to say that our research findings are a key part of the LPC’s decision making.
Since then, we (at IES) have completed the research, presenting again to the LPC at its Annual Research Symposium in September 2019.
Our research focused mainly on the impact of the introduction and upratings (in 2017 and 2018) of the NLW on employees aged 25 and above, along with some additional exploration of the impact on younger employees. Our analysis also explored variations in impact between men and women and part-time and full-time employees, as well as differences by other characteristics, such as the nature of the employer or employment contract.