MCP Employment Tools
Tools for UK employment data — minimum wage, pension auto-enrolment, ONS ASHE earnings, and employer gender pay-gap histories.
Each tool call costs 10 credits. All tools are read-only and idempotent.
| Tool | Description | Parameters |
|---|---|---|
lookup_minimum_wage |
Look up UK National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates by age band for a given tax year. | tax_year string |
lookup_auto_enrolment |
Look up UK workplace pension auto-enrolment thresholds and minimum contribution rates for a given tax year. | tax_year string |
lookup_earnings |
Look up ONS ASHE median and mean gross hourly, weekly and annual earnings by region, industry and occupation. |
year
integer region string industry_code string occupation_code string |
lookup_pay_gap |
Look up UK employer gender pay-gap reports from 2017-18 onward by employer name, company number, employer ID, reporting year, or SIC code. |
employer_name
string company_number string employer_id integer year integer sic_code string |
Related Resources
| URI | Description |
|---|---|
govdata://employment/minimum-wage/{tax_year} |
Minimum wage rates by age band for a given tax year |
govdata://employment/auto-enrolment/{tax_year} |
Auto-enrolment thresholds and contribution rates |
Related Prompts
| Prompt | Description |
|---|---|
employer-cost-breakdown |
Total employer cost including NI, pension auto-enrolment, and minimum wage compliance. |
Data Coverage
| Source | HMRC / GOV.UK / ONS / Gender Pay Gap Service |
| Date range | Employment rates from 2020-21; pay-gap reports from 2017-18 through partial 2026-27 |
| Records | Minimum wage rates, auto-enrolment thresholds, ASHE earnings, and 94,471 unique employer-year pay-gap reports |
| Updated | Annually |
| Limitations | Pay-gap figures are employer-submitted; blank, negative, extreme, late, and corrected values are preserved. The 2026-27 file is partial. |