National Living Wage (Extension to Young People) Bill

Key Points

• Extends the National Living Wage to 18- to 24-year-olds.
• Sets a higher wage floor for younger workers across eligible workplaces.
• Could raise payroll costs for employers and influence hiring and pay practices.
• Requires passage through Parliament to become law; currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage, then further stages in the Lords for it to become law.