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Minimum effort on the minimum wage

15 Ebrill 2013

Responding to the Business Secretary's announcement that the national minimum wage will rise by 12p an hour to £6.31 for adults and by 5p to £5.03 for 18-to-20 year olds from October 2013, Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of national charity Citizens Advice said:

"Raising the minimum wage by 1.9% amounts to 12p an hour. This increase is welcome but will not resolve the difficulties faced by people in low paid jobs who are finding that work doesn't pay. Inflation is running at almost 3% and as the recent case of 197 telesales workers for whom HMRC won national minimum wage arrears of almost £100,000 shows, there are still too many employers who think they can get away with paying below the national minimum . The taxpayer should not have to pick up the bill for topping up people's take home pay through means tested tax credits - this is a moral and economic travesty."

Notes to editors:

  1. The Citizens Advice service comprises a network of local bureaux, all of which are independent charities, the Citizens Advice consumer service and national charity Citizens Advice. Together we help people resolve their money, legal and other problems by providing information and advice and by influencing policymakers. For more see the Citizens Advice website.
  2. The advice provided by the Citizens Advice service is free, independent, confidential, and impartial, and available to everyone regardless of race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age or nationality.
  3. To find your local bureau in England and Wales, visit citizensadvice.org.uk. You can also get advice online at adviceguide.org.uk
  4. You can get consumer advice from the Citizens Advice consumer service on 03454 04 05 06 or 03454 04 05 05 for Welsh language speakers
  5. Citizens Advice Bureaux in England and Wales advised 2.3 million clients on 5.4 million problems from October 2013 to September 2014. For full 2013/2014  service statistics see our quarterly publication Advice trends
  6. Citizens Advice service staff are supported by more than 21,000 trained volunteers, working at over 3,000 service outlets across England and Wales.