§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will require all employers to print the national minimum wage at any given point in time on all wage slips; and if she will make a statement. [185512]
§ Mr. SutcliffeWe have no plans to require all employers to print the national minimum wage on wage slips.
However, every output worker, including homeworkers, paid under the piece rate system introduced by the National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 from October 2004 must be given a written notice making it clear what the fair piece rate is, how it was set by the employer, and give the national minimum wage helpline number, which the worker may contact if they have a query or wish to make a complaint.