§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will require all employers to provide their workers with a statement about the national minimum wage on commencement of employment. [76045]
§ Mr. Byers[holding answer 16 March 1999]: There is no need to require employers to provide their workers with a national minimum wage statement. The Government have begun major campaigns in the press, and on television and radio, to make sure everyone knows about the minimum wage. We have also produced both a detailed guide to the national minimum wage, and short guides for employers and workers. In addition national minimum wage telephone helplines have been established to answer questions and issue the guidance booklets.