Employed students and the accommodation offset
Open date: 18 Jan 2011
Closing date: 12 Apr 2011
Response date: 16 Jun 2011
The national minimum wage (NMW) rules allow employers who provide accommodation for workers to count it as a benefit in kind towards payment of the NMW, up to a specified limit.
This consultation seeks input on the extent to which Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) provide accommodation to students and also employ them part-time. It asks whether, and if so how and in what circumstances, HEIs should be excluded from the accommodation offset rules. It also seeks input relating to Further Education Colleges and asks whether they should be included in any change to the law.
This consultation seeks views on possible changes to the national minimum wage (NMW) rules on employer-provided accommodation in relation to students who work part-time for their educational institution.
The Government's response to consultation was published on 16 June 2011. The Government has concluded that the minimum wage accommodation rules should not apply where a student is enrolled on a full-time course with a Higher and Further Education Institutions and is also employed part-time by that institution.
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