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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:
lpc@lowpay.gov.uk
 
 
 

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 The Effects of the National Minimum Wage on Specific Sectors and on Small Firms

4 Groups of Workers and Specific Enforcement Issues

5 Young People and Trainees

6 Compliance and Enforcement

7 Setting the Rates

Appendices
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Appendix 4
Appendix 5
Appendix 6

Abbreviations

Bibliography

 
 
National Minimum Wage
Low Pay Commission Report 2007
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 that 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

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

British Beer & Pub Association

British Hospitality Association

British Retail Consortium

Business in Sport and Leisure

Business Services Association

CBI

Cleaning and Support Services Association

Leicester City Council

Trades Union Congress

Transport and General Workers' Union

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

UNISON

YWCA England & Wales

Written Evidence to the Commission

Arts & Graphics + Dateline

Association of Convenience Stores

Association of Labour Providers

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry

British Apparel & Textile Confederation

British Beer & Pub Association

British Chambers of Commerce

British Hospitality Association

British Retail Consortium

British Shops and Stores Association

British Youth Council

BUPA Care Services

Business in Sport and Leisure

Business Services Association

CBI

Central Council of Physical Recreation

Citizens Advice Northern Ireland

Cleaning and Support Services Association

Community

Dyfed Cleaning Services Limited

EEF The Manufacturers' Organisation

Employment Information Services

Equal Opportunities Commission

Equality Commission for Northern Ireland

Equity

Federation of Licensed Victuallers Associations

Federation of Small Businesses

Food and Drink Federation

Forum of Private Business

Fullers Quality Bakers

Golding's Bakery Ltd

Graham R Todd

Greater Manchester Pay and Employment Rights Advice Service

H R Bradford (Bakers) Ltd

Her Majesty's Government

J W Buckley Ltd

Jessops the Bakers

Kondit Bakery and Café

Leicester City Council

Leonard Cheshire

Mardon House Residential Home

Mark Watson

MHA Care Group

Naseem Ullah

National Centre for Social Research

National Council for One Parent Families

National Day Nurseries Association

National Farmers' Union (England and Wales)

National Federation of Fish Friers

National Group on Homeworking

National Hairdressers' Federation

National Trainers Federation

National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers

NEA Northern Ireland

North Somerset Industrial Therapy Trust

Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance

Oliver Adams Ltd

Oxfam

Pamela James

Paul Rogers

PCS HMRC Cambridge Revenue Branch

Public and Commercial Services Union

Pyefleet Day Nursery Limited

Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Robert Scott & Sons Ltd

Robin Manners

Sanctuary Housing Association

Scottish Association of Master Bakers

Scottish Executive

Scottish Licensed Trade Association

Scottish Socialist Party

Scottish Textiles Manufacturers Association

Scottish Trades Union Congress

Small Business Council

The Children's House & the Montessori School

The Cottage Bakery

The Hospital of William Browne Wool Merchant Stamford

The Newspaper Society

Trades Union Congress

Transport and General Workers' Union

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

UNISON

Unquoted Companies Group

Welsh Assembly Government

White Horse Child Care Ltd

Woodhead (Scarborough) Ltd

W T Warren & Son

YWCA England & Wales

Visits and Meetings

Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service

Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales

Anson Care Services

Arts & Graphics + Draftline

Ashers Bakery

Association of Convenience Stores

Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers

Aulds (Food) Ltd

Aylsham Care Home

Berry Head Hotel

Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry

British Apparel & Textile Confederation

British Beer & Pub Association

British Beer & Pub Association, Midlands and Northern Regions

British Chambers of Commerce

British Hospitality Association

British Retail Consortium

British Shops and Stores Association

Business in Sport and Leisure

Business Services Association

Capper & Co Ltd

CBI

CBI Scotland

CBI Wales

Central Council of Physical Recreation

City & County of Swansea ­ Employment Training

Cleaning and Support Services Association

Clive Hurst

Cornwall Care

Cornwall Strategic Partnership

Covent Garden Restaurants

Daycare Trust

Deepdale Farm

EEF The Manufacturers' Organisation

English Community Care Association

Equal Opportunities Commission

Ethical Trading Initiative

Federation of Poles in Great Britain

Federation of Small Businesses

Federation of Small Businesses Scotland

Finsbury Foods

Fuller, Smith and Turner PLC

Gangmasters Licensing Authority

GMB

Halfords PLC

Hull City Council

Humberside Police Headquarters

Independent Health & Care Providers

Independent Retailers Confederation

Jobcentre Plus (Hull)

John Collins and Partners

Judy Scott Consultancy

Knitting Industries Federation Ltd

Knowle Hill Nurseries Ltd

Learning and Skills Council

Leicester City Council

Lochaber Citizens Advice Bureau

London Citizens Workers Association

Melton Mowbray Polish Community

Monthind Limited

National Care Association

National Care Forum

National Farmers' Union (England and Wales)

National Group on Homeworking

National Hairdressers' Federation

Northern Ireland Hotels Federation

Porters Horticultural Limited

Recruitment & Employment Confederation

Riviera Produce Ltd

Rural Shops Alliance

Scottish Executive

Scottish Trades Union Congress

Servite Houses

Shep Plastics Ltd

Small Business Council

Tesco Stores Ltd

The 50 Club

Trades Union Congress

Transport and General Workers' Union

Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers

UNISON

UNISON Northern Ireland

Welsh Assembly Government

Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited

Winchester Growers Limited

Yorkshire and Humberside Churches

 
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