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ACS responds to the Low Pay Commission remit for 2024

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ACS has responded to the publication of the Low Pay Commission’s new remit for 2024, calling for the LPC to have more discretion over wage recommendations to account for economic shocks and changes in the labour market and business confidence. In 2024, the National Living…

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