TUC responds to LPC recommendation that all workers aged 18 and
over should be paid the adult rate of the minimum wage
Responding to Low Pay Commission’s
recommendation today (Wednesday) that all workers aged 18 and
over should be paid the adult rate of the minimum wage,
TUC General Secretary
Paul Nowak
said:
“The Low Pay Commission is right that
young people should be paid the adult rate of the minimum
wage.
“Too many young workers are being left
hugely out of pocket because of outdated youth
rates.
“And the gap
between these youth rates and the rate
for those over 21 has widened in recent
years.
“Young people are being hammered by
the cost-of-living crisis – and like everyone else, they need
more money in their pockets now.
“The Labour opposition have already
committed to ensuring that discriminatory age bands are removed –
it’s welcome to hear that the Low Pay Commission
agrees.”
Notes to
editors:
- Youth rates of minimum wage:
TUC analysis published on Saturday
revealed more than 700,000 workers aged 18-20 across the UK risk
being left “hugely out of pocket” due to being paid a lower rate
of the minimum wage. This means that as many as seven in ten
workers aged 18-20 could lose out: https://www.tuc.org.uk/news/young-workers-could-miss-out-ps2400-year-due-unfair-minimum-wage-rules#:~:text=Young%20workers%20are%20paid%20a,%C2%A35.28%20for%20under%2018s
