This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition minimum wage the same, for all age groups except for apprenticeships and oap
The principle or base of the idea, encouraging the very young, fair wage to those in employment and taking back what you put over a life time for the elderly
I would like the UK goverment to implement a non aged based minimum wage for everyone even if your 16 years old.
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apprentiships would be paid half the wage of those on a minimum wage.
Those of retirement age would receive a £1 enhancement per hour.
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It's clear that you want young people to receive the same minimum wage as other workers. However, we're not sure what you want to happen for people of retirement age. In particular, we're not exactly sure what you mean by "those of retirement age would receive a £1 enhancement per hour."
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