{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/57608.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":57608,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Increase the youth employment minimum wage for 16-17 year olds","background":null,"additional_details":"Dear Department for Work and Pensions,\r\nThe current youth minimum wage for a 16-17 year old is £3.68. This wage is extremely bad, with many companies exploiting this, with 16-17 year olds doing the same job as an adult.\r\n\r\nWith inflation increasing, I believe an increase in the minimum wage for youth employment should be raised drastically to around the £4 mark.\r\n\r\n\r\n","committee_note":null,"state":"closed","signature_count":2,"created_at":"2013-11-27T11:25:54.000Z","updated_at":"2017-06-21T15:14:17.705Z","rejected_at":null,"opened_at":"2014-01-10T15:18:57.000Z","closed_at":"2014-04-10T14:18:57.000Z","moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-27T11:25:54.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":null,"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[],"signatures_by_country":[],"signatures_by_constituency":[],"signatures_by_region":[],"other_parliamentary_business":[]}}}