Tuesday 11th March 2014

(10 years, 2 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lea of Crondall Portrait Lord Lea of Crondall (Lab)
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Does the noble Lord recognise that some jobs advertised at the minimum wage do not get the minimum wage—not because of national insurance but because of deductions of commission or something like that? What steps are the Government taking to investigate practices along those lines?

Lord Freud Portrait Lord Freud
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That is one of the specific areas in which our terms and conditions rule out going on to Universal Jobmatch. We will look at those jobs and employers and suspend them and withdraw those jobs.