Statement regarding National Minimum Wage

RNS Number : 4930K

Sports Direct International Plc

31 December 2015

 



31 December 2015

Sports Direct International plc:

Statement regarding National Minimum Wage

Sports Direct International plc today announces that it has made a commitment that its directly employed UK employees and directly engaged casual workers will be paid above the National Minimum Wage from 1^st January 2016.

The cost in relation to these direct employees and casual workers and other related costs and knock on costs are likely to be circa £10m on an annualised basis.

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Rory Godson Peter Ogden Lisa Kavanagh

Notes to Editors

Sports Direct is the UK's leading sports retailer by revenue and operating profit, with approximately 400 stores across the UK. The Group provides an unrivalled range of products, offering exceptional quality and unbeatable value, from a wide variety of third-party and Group-owned brands, both in-store and online. Sports Direct now operates in 20 countries in Europe. For more information please visit: www.sportsdirectplc.com  

 

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