Should We Abolish the Minimum Wage? James Vandrau

The National Minimum Wage, as of April 2020, in the UK depends on age with those in the wage band of 25 and over and those between 18-20 receiving £8.72 and £6.15, respectively. Since the National Minimum Wage Act 1998, the flagship policy of the 1997 general election, the Labour Party has been pushing for a significantly higher minimum wage in the form of an obligatory “National Living Wage” for workers 25 and over, but does the imposition of an increase in such a government policy actually have a positive impact onto households, the government and businesses or should […]

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