Last Updated on June 13, 2016
On Monday 18th April, MPs will take part in a debate on a motion relating to the National Living Wage and employee contracts. The debate was scheduled by the Backbench Business Committee following a bid from Siobhain Mcdonagh, Labour MP for Mitcham and Morden. Ms Mcdonagh's bid relates to the introduction of the National Living Wage and related changes to employee contracts.
The text of the motion states, 'That this House agrees with the Chancellor of the Exchequer that Britain deserves a pay rise and commends his introduction of the National Living Wage; notes, however, that some employers are cutting overall remuneration packages to offset the cost of its introduction, leaving thousands of low-paid employees significantly worse off; and calls, therefore, on the Government to guarantee that no worker will be worse off as a result of the introduction of the National Living Wage.'
Much has been much reported about the impact of the National Living Wage on the social care sector. In October, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation warned that high-quality care will be available only to those who can afford to pay for it, unless central Government covers the extra cost of paying all care home workers the National Living Wage.
In March, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services President, Ray James included the expected cost of the National Living Wage on the social care sector in his warning to MPs about social care funding at the Health Select Committee.
Interested parties can watch the Chamber debate on the National Living Wage and employee contracts. It will be streamed live on the 18th April via Parliament TV here.
Transcripts of proceedings in the House of Commons Chamber are available three hours after they happen in the Today’s Commons Debates section of the Parliament website here.