The government's failure to guarantee a specific timeline for equalizing minimum wages for younger workers undermines its manifesto pledge and creates uncertainty for young employees.
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Manifesto promise to equalise rates before next election is now ‘a question of when’, John Healey tells BBCLabour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the chancellor failed to guarantee the rise within that timeframe.John Healey said on Sunday the government was still committed to the increase but failed to spell out when it would be achieved. In the budget, a rise in the minimum wage was handed to adults and under 20s, but there was no larger rise for younger workers, which would have been needed for a move towards equalisation. Continue reading...
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