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Low Pay Commission
8th Floor
Oxford House
76 Oxford Street
London
W1D 1BS


General enquiries:
020 7467 7207
Press enquiries:
020 7467 7279
E-mail:
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Chairman's Foreword

The Commissioners

Executive Summary

Recommendations

List of Figures

List of Tables


1. Introduction

2 The Impact of the National Minimum Wage

3 Groups of Workers

4 Compliance and Enforcement

5 Setting the Rates

Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4

Abbreviations

Bibliography

 
 
National Minimum Wage
Low Pay Commission Report 2008
Appendix 1


Consultation

We are grateful to all the people and organisations that helped us by providing oral and written evidence, and by organising or participating in visits and meetings. All organisations which participated, and gave consent for us to publish their names, are listed below according to the nature of their contribution.

Oral Evidence to the Commission

Association of Convenience Stores

British Beer & Pub Association

British Hospitality Association

British Retail Consortium

British Youth Council

Business in Sport and Leisure

Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

Cleaning and Support Services Association

English Community Care Association

National Care Association

National Group on Homeworking

Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

UNITE

Written Evidence to the Commission

Association of Convenience Stores

Association of Labour Providers

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

British Apparel & Textile Confederation

British Beer & Pub Association (Joint submission with British Hospitality Association, Business in Sport and Leisure)

British Chambers of Commerce

British Furniture Manufacturers

British Hospitality Association (Joint submission with British Beer & Pub Association, Business in Sport and Leisure)

British Retail Consortium

British Shops and Stores Association

British Youth Council and 600 letters from Young People

BUPA Care Services

Business in Sport and Leisure (Joint submission with British Beer & Pub Association, British Hospitality Association)

CBI

Central Council of Physical Recreation

Children’s Rights Alliance for England

Citizens Advice Northern Ireland

Cleaning and Support Services Association

Communication Workers Union

Daycare Trust

Dyfed Cleaning Services Limited

EEF The Manufacturers’ Organisation

Employment Information Services

English Community Care Association

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Equal Opportunities Commission

Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations

Federation of Small Businesses

Food and Drink Federation

Forum of Private Business

Glasgow Chamber of Commerce

GMB

Her Majesty’s Government

Independent Retailers Confederation

Institute of Directors

Leicester City Council

Local Government Employers

Mark Watson

National Care Association

National Centre for Social Research

National Day Nurseries Association

National Farmers’ Union

National Group on Homeworking

National Hairdressers’ Federation

National Union of Students

Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance

Public and Commercial Services Union

Rural Shops Alliance

Scottish Association of Master Bakers

Scottish Licensed Trade Association

Scottish Low Pay Unit

Scotland Office

Scottish Textiles Industry Association

Tesco Stores Limited

The Newspaper Society

The Northern Ireland Committee, Irish Congress of Trade Unions

Trades Union Congress

Triangle Supported Employment Service

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers Northern Ireland

UNISON

Unite

United Kingdom Home Care Association

Unquoted Companies Group

Welsh Assembly Government

White Horse Child Care Ltd

YWCA England & Wales

Visits and Meetings

Abbey Quilting Ltd

Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales

Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland

All Aspects Labour Ltd

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

Bank of England

Barking & Dagenham Citizens Advice Bureau

British Apparel & Textile Confederation

British Beer & Pub Association

British Beer & Pub Association Midland Counties

British Chambers of Commerce

British Hospitality Association

British Youth Council

Business in Sport and Leisure

CBI

CBI Wales

Central Council of Physical Recreation

Cleaning and Support Services Association

Colwall Park Hotel, Bar & Restaurant

Desk-Link Office Furniture Ltd

English Community Care Association

Federation of Small Businesses

Freshtime UK Ltd

Fuller, Smith and Turner Plc

Gangmasters Licensing Authority

GMB, Birmingham & West Midlands Region

GMB, Midland & East Coast Region

Hartley Dyke Farm Shop

Hayloft Plants Ltd

Home Retail Group

John Cruddas MP

Johnson’s of Sandhurst

Learning and Skills Council

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry

MCDonald’s Restaurants Limited

Macdonald Hotels and Resorts

MS Agricultural Services Ltd

MSS Group

National Care Association

National Day Nurseries Association

National Farmers’ Union

Northern Ireland Executive

Northern Ireland Public Services Alliance

Poverty Alliance

Registered Nursing Home Association

Rural Kent

S.A. Brain & Co. Ltd

Scottish Government

Scottish Low Pay Unit

Scottish Youth Parliament

Spar, Sissinghurst, Kent

The Peacock Group

Trades Union Congress

Ulster Farmers Union

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

UNISON

UNISON Northern Ireland

Welsh Assembly Government

 
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