Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 23678
Pay
Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 3 May 2024
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will take steps to enable employees to use salary sacrifice schemes that reduce their cash earnings below National Minimum Wage rates.
Answer
Kevin HollinrakeThe law prevents employers from reducing pay below the National Minimum Wage through salary sacrifice schemes and pay deductions where this is in some way for the employer's own use and benefit. Such a benefit could derive from a reduction in the employer...
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