Minimum Wage Act 1998
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The Minimum Wage Act 1998 is a UK law that established the first statutory national minimum wage, setting legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers across the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minimum Wage Act 1998 canonical | 1 |
| National Minimum Wage Act 1998 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
UK labour law ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
employees in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
workers in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| authorises | Secretary of State to set minimum wage rates ⓘ |
| basisFor | National Minimum Wage policy in the UK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameIntoForce | 1999-04-01 ⓘ |
| consults | Low Pay Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creates | statutory national minimum wage ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
HM Revenue and Customs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK government enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| excludes | certain categories of workers such as some trainees and volunteers ⓘ |
| grantsRightTo |
workers to receive at least the national minimum wage
ⓘ
workers to recover arrears of underpaid wages ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first law to introduce a statutory national minimum wage in the UK ⓘ |
| implementedBy | National Minimum Wage Regulations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Tony Blair government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedUnderPrimeMinister | Tony Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | UK Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of a national minimum wage ⓘ |
| parliament | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyArea |
economic policy
ⓘ
social policy ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
to establish a national minimum wage in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
to prevent excessively low pay ⓘ to set legally enforceable minimum pay rates for workers ⓘ |
| providesFor |
civil remedies for underpayment of minimum wage
ⓘ
criminal offences for non-compliance ⓘ penalties for employers who pay below the minimum wage ⓘ |
| region |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| regulates | minimum pay for workers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Low Pay Commission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Minimum Wage Act enforcement regime ⓘ National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | maintenance of records by employers regarding pay ⓘ |
| royalAssentDate | 1998-07-31 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Minimum Wage Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
employment law
ⓘ
labour standards ⓘ wage regulation ⓘ |
| typeOfMinimumWage | national statutory minimum wage ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1998 ⓘ |
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National Minimum Wage Act 1998