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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Freeze minimum wage, retailers tell Low Pay Commission  Businesses that need to engage an employment contract law service to keep track of minimum wage changes may welcome the calls being made by the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS). The organisation, which represents local shops, says year-on-year increases to the national minimum wage (NMW) are holding back businesses. It says the NMW should be frozen to allow small retailers to grow and take on more staff. ACS chief executive James Lowman argues: "Unaffordable increases in the minimum wage are holding retailers back from making the investments necessary to grow their businesses." A survey of members found 80 per cent of local shop owners are having to cut back on staff hours, compared to 50 per cent in 2010. Mr Lowman claimed that there is "no doubt that the recent increases in the minimum wage have come at a bad time for retailers". He urged the Low Pay Commission not to add to the burden on those businesses. It comes after the government issued updated guidance on the minimum wage for employers offering internships, work experience and placements. Posted by Georgina Price 
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