# Attitudes towards National Minimum Wage enforcement

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [I\.F\.F RESEARCH LIMITED](/contract-winners/i-f-f-research/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £19,988
- Award date: 9 January 2019
- Published: 2 May 2019
- Contract start: 10 February 2019
- Contract end: 29 March 2019
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 602dfaf7-8558-4e52-8af3-c970fef71e93-287350
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-792d54a8-0d00-4769-893f-95819272f63b

## Description

This requirement was advertised against BIS Research & Evaluation Framework CR150025, LOT3\. https://www\.uksbs\.co\.uk/services/procure/Pages/ResearchandEvaluation\.aspx BEIS has reviewed the existing enforcement evidence base, and has identified a number of areas where further research would add value\. These areas include the extent to which employers and workers across the wider labour market are aware of enforcement activity; the extent to which enforcement acts as a deterrent for other non-compliant employers; and the extent to which the current enforcement approach prompts meaningful behaviour change\. We are therefore commissioning a piece of qualitative research - specifically a series of four focus groups - to understand employers' and workers' views of the current NMW enforcement approach; the extent to which it is effective at prompting behaviour change; and whether there are any further improvements which can be made\. The research will feed into the wider evidence base of the BEIS NMW team, and will contribute towards a broader enforcement evaluation\. The overarching objectives of the research are therefore\.\.\. • To understand the extent to which employers and workers are aware of current NMW enforcement measures • To understand whether NMW enforcement impacts employers' behaviour and drives behaviour change • To establish employer views of the penalty system under the current enforcement approach, and the extent to which it is proportionate • To seek employer views on the effectiveness of the current NMW enforcement model, and whether there are ways in which it can be improved\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/602dfaf7-8558-4e52-8af3-c970fef71e93-287350)