A Bill to prescribe the maximum wage that can be paid; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
23 October 2009
This bill would impose a legal cap on the wages employers can pay to workers. It would set out how the maximum wage is calculated and include related provisions to make the rule work. It represents a fundamental change to how pay is regulated in the UK.
The bill is at the second reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would go on to detailed scrutiny at committee stage, followed by report stage and third reading before moving to the Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading debate on 16 October.
However, the Order for Second Reading lapsed as the Bill had not been printed and can make no further progress
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
