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Press Release 15 March 1999 VISIT TO PENRITH Professor Wiiliam Brown, a member of the Low Pay Commission, will be visiting the Penrith area on Monday, 22 March as part of a fact-finding tour before the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on 1 April. Professor Brown will also be the main speaker at the ‘Implementing the Statutory National Minimum Wage’ seminar for employers and other organisations supporting local jobs, which takes place at the Redhills premises of Business Link Cumbria (Eden). Earlier in the day Professor Brown will visit two major local employers: Westmoreland Motorway Services at Tebay; and Fellside Foods in Shap, part of the Perkins Frozen Foods Group. The seminar and Professor Brown’s visit combine to provide an important opportunity to raise awareness within the local community about all aspects of the National Minimum Wage and gives local employers and workers a chance to make their views known directly to a Commissioner about the social and economic implications. Professor Brown is available to speak to media representatives both in advance of, and during, his time in Penrith. His full itinerary is: 9.45 a.m. Westmorland Motorway Services at Shap, north of Junction 38 of the M6 motorway. 11.30 a.m. Fellside Foods on the A6 at Shap, just north of Junction 39 on the M6. 2.00 p.m. ‘Implementing the Statutory Minimum Wage’. Seminar to be held at Business Link Cumbria (Eden), Rural Enterprise Centre, Redhills, Penrith. Notes to Editors 1. The Low Pay Commission is a statutory body whose role is to advise the Government on the National Minimum Wage. 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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