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£2,300 rise | Cost of employing low-wage workers to hit record high in 2025

Cost of employing low-wage workers to hit record high in 2025

This year will be the most expensive on record for businesses who employ workers on the minimum wage, according to new analysis. 

Research by the Centre for Policy Studies shows that the tax wedge – the combined amount of tax paid by employees and employers – for those on minimum wage will equate to a shocking 21.3% of salary in 2025.

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