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fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

UK government divided over minimum wage increase in face of youth jobs crisis

Youth unemployment costs over £125bn annually, and government ministers disagree on whether to accelerate full minimum wage for 18- to 20-year-olds.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
20 hours ago

Minister insists Labour will not apply national living wage to all over-18s before election UK politics live

Labour pledged a genuine living minimum wage and removal of discriminatory age bands, while a pensions minister suggested rates could be moved gradually over time.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Ministers plan to slow equalisation of the minimum wage for 18–20-year-olds amid rising youth unemployment, with the Low Pay Commission to decide.
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