One example often brought up is Links Island, a maritime company whose stock the Singapore Exchange said had been "cornered" (reducing the free float below the required 10% minimum) during a period whenthevalue of the stock rose fourfold in four months after its IPO in April 2000.
The task is to make theminimum wage "part of the furniture" in the UK. The Low Pay Commission should consider when it would be right to recommend an uprating in theminimum wage to ensure that it retains its value.