Event

Pay check: The minimum wage in British cities

This event hosted by UK think tank Centre for Cities launches a new report on the impact of minimum wage in different labour markets across the country.

On April 1st, the UK’s minimum wage rose to £12.71, making our statutory minimum one of the highest in the world. Geographic inequality between local labour markets means that the same wage is felt very differently by employers and workers across the country. This new research explores how thinking spatially about the minimum wage can help labour market policy to function in the UK’s diverse economic geography.

This event will consist of a short presentation on the research findings followed by a panel discussion with the chance to ask your questions via Q&A.

Speakers

Nye Cominetti – Principal Economist, Resolution Foundation

Anna Stansbury – Assistant Professor, MIT Institute for Work and Employment Research

Max Read – Researcher, Centre for Cities

Andrew Carter – Chief Executive, Centre for Cities (Chair)