The Federation of Small Businesses has reacted to concerns over the UK economic outlook by urging the government to consider delaying forthcoming rises in the National Living Wage, if the economy cannot bear the pace of change. Meanwhile, as the Brexit negotiations continue, leading business groups have given a broadly positive response to the recent publication of two Brexit customs papers by the Department for Exiting the European Union. FSB urges Low Pay Commission to delay National Living Wage rise The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on the Low Pay Commission (LPC) to consider whether forthcoming rises in the National Living Wage (NLW) rate may need to be put on hold if t