I had a perm admin job from 2023-4 from which I resigned.
I have recently been contacted by them to go back to provide some shorter term cover in the same role.
Back in 2023 the role was paid at x% over NMW (not much over - it was an admin role in a low paid industry)
In my head, the role should still be paid at x% over NMW.
However, since 2023, NMW has gone up by 17% (if you include the increase due in April 2025)
They haven't offered me this much. They have offered about half that much.
If I go back to them with the benchmark against NMW as a reason for requesting more is this reasonable?
Or have the NMW increases since 2023 been to correct a disparity so the ratio is now where it should be.
Given they have reached out to me, and they are in a pickle, I wasn't looking to work for the next few months but I am available and I could walk in and pick up almost where I left off and keep things ticking along for a few months while they regroup and restructure, should I go back with the NMW increase as a justification for wanting more?