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Press Release 11 Decmber 2003 LOW PAY COMMISSION VISIT TO PETERBOROUGH A Low Pay Commissioner will visit Peterborough on a fact-finding visit about the National Minimum Wage on Friday 12 December. William Brown will visit a convenience store to find out how the minimum wage has affected them. He will also visit a local Connexions - the government's support service for all young people aged 13 to 19 in England, to hear about and talk to some young people about their education and training experiences and their knowledge of the minimum wage. Low Pay Commissioner William Brown: “Regional visits are an important way of hearing first hand how businesses and workers are affected by the minimum wage. Also, this year the Low Pay Commission is looking at the advantages and disadvantages of having a minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds, so we are particularly keen to hear their views on this, as well as those that come into close contact with them.” Notes
to Editors 2. The Commission has produced four reports. These are available from the Stationery Office Bookshops or the Commission’s website at: http://www.lowpay.gov.uk 3. The members of the Low Pay Commission are: Adair Turner (Chairman), Vice Chairman, Merrill Lynch Holdings Ltd; Professor William Brown CBE, Professor of Industrial Relations, University of Cambridge; David Coats, Head, Economic and Social Affairs Department, Trades Union Congress; John Cridland, Deputy Director-General, Confederation of British Industry; Paul Gates OBE, General Secretary, National Union of Knitwear, Footwear and Apperal Trades; Ian Hay OBE, Chairman, Food Trade Association Management; Professor David Metcalf, Professor of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics; Margaret Prosser OBE, Former Deputy General Secretary, Transport and General Workers Union; and Angie Risley, Human Resources Director, Whitbread PLC. 4. The National Minimum Wage for those over 21 is £4.50 per hour. For those aged 18 to 21 or over 21 but in the first six months of a new job with a new employer and receiving accredited training, the rate is £3.80 per hour. The Government has accepted the Commission's recommendation that subject to confirmation in early 2004 - there should be further increases to £4.85 and £4.10 from 1 October 2004. Low Pay Commission Elizabeth House 39 York Road London SE1 7NQ Tel. 020 7855 4553 | |
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