This petition was submitted during the 2017 to 2019 Parliament
Rejected petition Make the National Minimum Wage the same for all age groups.
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Currently the national minimum wage for a 17 year old is £4.35, yet for a 25 year old it is £8.21 (As of 1st April). When I was working a minimum wage job, I was doing the same work as all the other colleagues, I was just younger so I was paid less. It should be Same Job, Same Pay. Simple
http://www.acas.org.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1902
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https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/240970
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