When NMW increases over salary

Legacy_user

Just wondered if anyone is in this position. I have colleagues that are within 50p of being over taken by the National Minimum Wage...what happens then?

mustbemad

The employer will have to give them a raise to at least the minimum wage. This happened to me several years ago, 3 years of zero wage rises and the NMW caught us up 😡

Mbm x

System

mustbemad wrote: »

The employer will have to give them a raise to at least the minimum wage. This happened to me several years ago, 3 years of zero wage rises and the NMW caught us up 😡

Mbm x

It's crazy isn't it. In this day and age...things have got so bad that a salaried position is worth less than the absolute bare minimum.

getmore4less

What's crazy is some jobs are not worth the minimum wage but employers still have to pay it.

Gavin83

I've said a few times on this forum that I the minimum wage is one of the worst policies implemented by Government. This topic serves as a clear indicator of one of the major negatives.

As suggested it's extremely likely your colleagues will now be earning minimum wage. Employers are of course free to increase above minimum wage but most won't.

General_Grant

andydownes123 wrote: »

Just wondered if anyone is in this position. I have colleagues that are within 50p of being over taken by the National Minimum Wage...what happens then?

The employer doesn't have to do anything - they have not been overtaken by the minimum wage.

nalimcc

If there's a few of you in the same boat then perhaps you can approach together. Surely your salary should be raised every time minimum wage rises or what's the point?

I'm having the same issue but my employer says because I'm salaried and the hours are flexible (I can leave early if I need to) then it all works itself out. Now that minimum wage is raised I'm technically under it if I do 40 hours as in my contract. Frustrating.

General_Grant

nalimcc wrote: »

If there's a few of you in the same boat then perhaps you can approach together. Surely your salary should be raised every time minimum wage rises or what's the point?

I'm having the same issue but my employer says because I'm salaried and the hours are flexible (I can leave early if I need to) then it all works itself out. Now that minimum wage is raised I'm technically under it if I do 40 hours as in my contract. Frustrating.

If your contract says you are contracted for 40 hours and your employer does not want to pay you more than you have been receiving which is now below NMW, then tell them you will have to regularly work less than 40 hours (state whatever it will be) in order that they are not breaking the law.

Being "salaried" is not relevant, hours worked and amount paid is.

TELLIT01

andydownes123 wrote: »

It's crazy isn't it. In this day and age...things have got so bad that a salaried position is worth less than the absolute bare minimum.

It can't be worth less than the bare minimum. Everybody is entitled to the NMW. I do understand your underlying point though.

ohreally

If the wage is set at a level so low, why are the salaried bods still there? Move onwards and upwards.

Guerillatoker

getmore4less wrote: »

What's crazy is some jobs are not worth the minimum wage but employers still have to pay it.

Such as?..