Petitions/Exclude Commission & Incentive-based Pay from National Minimum Wage Calculations
StatusOngoing
Opened26 Jun 2026
Closes
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
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Change the law so base salary alone meets National Minimum Wage. Employers now can pay a base wage below the legal rate using earned commission to top up the difference. Staff often feel they have to work more just to reach the legal baseline rather than commission serving as a reward on top of it.

Amend regulations so commission is excluded from minimum wage calculations. Some employers legally pay base wages below the legal rate, using commission to cover the shortfall. Some employers claim that this serves to motivate staff, but it can feel like exploitation. If a worker cannot fill the gap with commission, the extra effort deployed yields zero reward since the boss must top up the amount of pay anyway. We feel this destroys motivation as commission should be a reward on top of a guaranteed baseline, not a subsidy for employers.

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Constituency engagement ranking

Carla Denyer
1Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
3
Alan Mak
2Alan Mak MP
Havant
2
Leigh Ingham
3Leigh Ingham MP
Stafford
2
Mark Pritchard
4Mark Pritchard MP
The Wrekin
2
Max Wilkinson
5Max Wilkinson MP
Cheltenham
1
Nigel Farage
6Nigel Farage MP
Clacton
1
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
7Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP
Clapham and Brixton Hill
1
Sarah Jones
8Sarah Jones MP
Croydon West
1
Danny Kruger
9Danny Kruger MP
East Wiltshire
1
Claire Hazelgrove
10Claire Hazelgrove MP
Filton and Bradley Stoke
1