Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 23678

Pay

Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 3 May 2024

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds 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 Hollinrake
The 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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