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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Blunkett (Labour), on Tuesday, 24 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 124 members in total.


10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE

That this House welcomes the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the National Minimum Wage on 1 April 2009; applauds the fact that employees in more than one million jobs have benefited, two-thirds of them women; believes that annual uprating and effective enforcement are the key to its continued success; regards the current economic climate as an opportunity to increase the spending power of the low paid; calls for an end to discriminatory lower age rates for young workers; and further calls on the Low Pay Commission and Government to end the exemption of some apprenticeships from the national minimum wage.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1163 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Lindsay Hoyle
Tony Lloyd
Jon Cruddas
Andrew George
David Anderson
Subjects
Pay
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk