The security industry is applying the minimum wage relatively fully compared to other traditionally low-pay sectors, the third National Minimum Wage annual report suggests.
The security industry is applying the minimum wage relatively fully compared to other traditionally low-pay sectors, the third National Minimum Wage annual report suggests. Covering the period April 2001 to April 2002, the report puts numbers of complaints in ?security-cleaning? (the two are not separated) at 122. down from 151 the previous year. That compares with 296 complaints from staff in ?market services? (such as car and other repairs, taxi firms and communications) and 227 in hospitality. Employment Relations Minister, Alan Johnson, called the minimum wage a great success story, helping the low-paid while not putting undue strain on businesses – though he also announced more Inland Revenue compliance officers in an effort to make the minimum wage stick. Regions with most complaints by the low-paid about under-paying by employers were the North West (207) and Yorkshire and Humberside (180), suggesting the north has lower wage rates than London and roundabouts. From October, the rate for workers aged 22 and over has risen to ล4.20 an hour, and for workers aged 18-21 to ล3.60 an hour, rises of 10p in each case.
