Derby University Labour Club begins

Originally posted @ 9:42 pm, Wed 1st Oct 2008

Attended the second day of the Freshers Fayre at Derby University to support the founding of a new Labour Society for the students there. Plenty signed up, so a good day.

And an important opportunity to remind people of the minimum wages rates and their entitlements, which was kind of understood, and to explain that we were making changes to ensure tips were not counted as part of the minimum wage. This did trigger a reaction and I even met one young man who'd given up on a restaurant cos he didn't get to keep the tips.

The rates go up again this month and I estimate around 1,000 people in South Derbyshire will benefit.