Low Pay
Commssion
Two Low Pay Commissioners will visit
Belfast on 20 & 21 June on a fact-finding visit about the
National Minimum Wage. This is one of a number of visits the Low
Pay Commission is making around the UK during 2012 to gather
information on how the minimum wage is operating.
Peter Donaldson and Susan Anderson will meet a number of
representatives in Belfast to hear first hand what impact the
National Minimum Wage is having on businesses and workers.
Low Pay Commissioner Susan Anderson said:
“Hearing directly from those affected by the National Minimum
wage is an important part of the Commission’s work and informs our
recommendations to the Government. Our visits take us around the
UK and we welcome the opportunity to hear how the National Minimum
Wage has affected people in Belfast.”
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 thirteen 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: David Norgrove
(Chair), Deputy Chairman of the British Museum and a member of the
Finance Committee for Amnesty International UK; Susan Anderson, a
consultant to the CBI on employment issues and a member of ACAS
Council; Peter Donaldson, Managing Director of D5 Limited;
Professor Bob Elliott, Professor of Economics and Director of the
Health Economics Research Unit at the University of Aberdeen; Neil
Goulden, Chairman (emeritus), The Gala Coral Group; John Hannett,
General Secretary of the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied
Workers; Professor Stephen Machin, Professor of Economics at
University College London; Frances O’Grady, TUC Deputy General
Secretary and Heather Wakefield, Head of Local Government, UNISON.
4. The National Minimum Wage for those aged 21 and over is
£6.08 per hour. For those aged 18 to 20 the rate is £4.98 per
hour. The minimum wage for 16 and 17 year olds is £3.68 an hour.
The Apprentice Minimum Wage is £2.60 per hour for those aged under
19 or in the first year of their apprenticeship.
Low Pay Commission 6 th Floor Victoria House
Southampton Row LONDON WC1B 4AD Tel. 020 7271 0451
http://www.lowpay.gov.uk
Contacts:
BIS Press Office
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Carrie Aitken
Phone: 020 7271 0451
carrie.aitken@lowpay.gov.uk