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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Prescott (Labour), on Monday, 11 May 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 143 members in total.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BILL

That this House, in celebrating 10 years of the minimum wage, welcomes the above-inflation overall increase in its value over that time; notes with concern the proposal to give the Employment Opportunities Bill, which would abolish the minimum wage, a second reading; calls on the Leader of the Opposition to distance his party from attempts seeking to impoverish low paid workers by this means; and welcomes the Wage Concern campaign to protect the minimum wage.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

1461A1
leave out `celebrating' and insert `noting'.
1461A2
leave out from `welcomes' to end and add `the publication of the Employment Opportunities Bill which would inter alia give a right to work to asylum seekers whose applications for asylum are awaiting determination and which would also enable any employee who would otherwise qualify for entitlement to the national minimum wage to elect to opt out from such entitlement; notes that the Bill does not abolish the minimum wage; regrets that the right hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull East and his colleagues have failed to comprehend the contents of the Bill; and calls on them to bring to the attention of the public the contents of Clause 2(5) of the Bill which makes clear that nothing in the Bill shall require a person to take employment below the minimum wage and that no person shall suffer any detriment to their entitlement to national insurance benefits by reason of their unwillingness to take employment below the minimum wage.'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1461 
1461A1 
1461A2 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Anne McGuire
Clive Efford
Kevin Barron
Betty Williams
Helen Southworth
Subjects
Pay
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk