:00:12. > :00:16.Welsh firms will face added financial pressure as a result
:00:17. > :00:21.That's according to the body that represents retailers in Wales.
:00:22. > :00:23.The staff pay rise comes into force in April.
:00:24. > :00:28.More details now from our political reporter Cemlyn Davies.
:00:29. > :00:32.Since the '50s, Parsons Pickles has been bottling local cockles
:00:33. > :00:37.and mussels to be sent all over the UK from its home in Burry Port.
:00:38. > :00:39.At the moment, many of the workers here are close
:00:40. > :00:47.That is ?6.70 an hour for those over 21 years old, but next month,
:00:48. > :00:50.the staff here will get a pay rise when the new living
:00:51. > :00:56.That will take the minimum wage for workers aged 25 and over
:00:57. > :01:01.to ?7.20 an hour, 50p more than the current rate.
:01:02. > :01:06.I think it will be good because it will help towards the cost of living
:01:07. > :01:08.and I've got a mortgage so it will help me.
:01:09. > :01:12.That's for my kids and everything, for the future, it's
:01:13. > :01:14.all going in the right direction.
:01:15. > :01:19.Although 50p may not sound much, this company's wage bill is set
:01:20. > :01:24.to rise by ?20,000 a year according to the managing director.
:01:25. > :01:28.It's not just the ?7.20 it has gone up to.
:01:29. > :01:33.Obviously people who have responsibility and who are on that
:01:34. > :01:39.little bit more or more again, we've got to put it up pro rata.
:01:40. > :01:42.Whilst Collin says the company can cope for now, he believes future
:01:43. > :01:45.increases to the living wage could force the company
:01:46. > :01:52.Its businesses like this one where the work isn't perhaps
:01:53. > :01:56.particularly skilled that are likely to be most greatly affected
:01:57. > :01:59.by the introduction of a new living wage.
:02:00. > :02:03.Hospitality and retail are other sectors that could well
:02:04. > :02:08.The British Retail Consortium recently claimed nearly a million
:02:09. > :02:12.jobs could be lost across the UK as a result of the pressures
:02:13. > :02:15.on businesses, including the living wage.
:02:16. > :02:21.It is estimated 74,000 shops will close and Wales will be
:02:22. > :02:25.disproportionately affected compared to other parts of the UK.
:02:26. > :02:28.Our own reports are showing that there is a potential loss
:02:29. > :02:32.of over 900,000 jobs over the next decade across the UK,
:02:33. > :02:35.but our modelling has shown that it is likely to fall most
:02:36. > :02:37.heavily on areas like Wales where we possibly have a more
:02:38. > :02:43.We are seeing accelerated rates of shop closures in Wales,
:02:44. > :02:47.we're also seeing higher rates of footfall decline.
:02:48. > :02:52.The national minimum wage for those below 25 years old goes up
:02:53. > :02:55.in October and the UK Government wants to see the hourly living
:02:56. > :03:04.In response, the UK Government told us it created the living wage
:03:05. > :03:10.to enable low wage workers to share in economic growth.
:03:11. > :03:14.A union has said it won't speculate on the outcome of a Tata Steel board
:03:15. > :03:16.meeting later this month, where it's hoped a plan
:03:17. > :03:19.to save the Port Talbot plant will be approved.
:03:20. > :03:23.750 job losses were announced in January, as part of measures
:03:24. > :03:26.to protect thousands more jobs at the site.
:03:27. > :03:28.Reports in one Sunday newspaper raise concerns that the plan,
:03:29. > :03:32.which involves new investment, won't be backed by the board.
:03:33. > :03:38.Tata says it's invested significantly in its UK operations.
:03:39. > :03:41.For the first time, television cameras are to be allowed
:03:42. > :03:43.into certain crown courts in Wales and England.
:03:44. > :03:46.Cardiff Crown Court will be part of a three-month pilot scheme
:03:47. > :03:51.Judges will be filmed giving their sentencing remarks.
:03:52. > :03:54.But the footage won't be broadcast and it will be reviewed to assess
:03:55. > :04:00.Royal Navy crew members from HMS Monmouth were given the freedom
:04:01. > :04:10.Hundreds turned out to watch the ship's company parade
:04:11. > :04:13.through the centre of Monmouth, before a military and civic
:04:14. > :04:19.The ship is docked at Cardiff's Britannia Dock until Thursday.
:04:20. > :04:22.Rugby and Wales' women have lost the final Six Nations game
:04:23. > :04:26.Despite two tries from Sioned Harris, they went down by 16
:04:27. > :04:30.points to 12 against Italy in Aberavon.
:04:31. > :04:33.A look at tomorrow's weather forecast and any mist or fog
:04:34. > :04:37.at first will soon clear to leave a dry but rather cloudy day.
:04:38. > :04:39.There's likely to be hill fog over higher ground,
:04:40. > :04:42.but increasing breaks in the cloud should allow some sunny spells.
:04:43. > :04:47.That's it from the Wales Today Sunday team.
:04:48. > :04:50.We're back in Breakfast with updates and that's from 6.25am.
:04:51. > :05:05.From all of us on the weekend team, a very goodnight.
:05:06. > :05:11.Hello. There are some changes on the way later this week but through the
:05:12. > :05:14.rest of the night we are chasing areas of cloud again. Temperatures
:05:15. > :05:15.should recover in Scotland and Northern Ireland