Rejected petition Equal minimum wage for all age groups

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Why should workers under 18 be paid £3.68 an hour for the same amount of work and hours that a worker of over 21 years of age does? All age groups (16 years old +) should be paid the current amount of £6.19 an hour, as the workers do all the same amount and level of work and should not be discriminated due to their age.

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Date submitted 31 October 2012
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