22 January 2000
Press Release
Sikh Woman takes action against employer over minimum hourly wage rate
Birmingham Industrial Tribunal, Monday 24 January 2000
A Sikh woman, Gurdev Kaur, is taking her employer to
the Industrial Tribunal, New St, Birmingham, on Monday 24 January 2000, at
0945am.
The Tribunal will hear that her employer Amdertex
Ltd, based at Willenhall, only paid about £2 per hour, instead of the minimum
wage of £3.60 per hour. She is also claiming unfair dismissal.
The employer makes shirts, and employs 60-70 mainly
Asian women, and has an Investors In People award. Gurdev Kaur had worked there
for about 2.5 years, putting buttons on shirts.
A successful outcome at the Industrial Tribunal will
send a strong signal to Asian employers in the clothing industry not to
underpay their workers, most of whom happen to be women.
Kashmir Singh LL.B, LL.M 0421-507055
General Secretary
For further information please contact:-
1. Sukhvinder
Singh B.Sc 0121-451-2227 /
0973-439227 (M)/ 01922-448594
2. Savraj
Singh Bains BA, MA 01902-821311
/ 01902-337357 / 0797-0647215 (M)
website serving the 600,000 British Sikh Community : www.british-sikh-fed.org.uk
email: british.sikh.fed@talk21.com
British Sikh Federation, PO Box 242, Wolverhampton WV4 5DH