Hourly minimum wage for workers over 22 increased of 3.8% on October 1, 2008. It went from £5.52 (around €7) to £5.73 (around €7.30). Workers aged 18-21 will receive £4.77 (€6) instead of £4.60 (€5.80) and workers below the age of 18 will receive £3.53 (around €4.50) instead of £3.40 (€4.30). (Ref. 080739)
More than one million workers will benefit from this rise in the minimum wage after October 1, 2008. Two thirds of the beneficiaries are women, which confirms the positive role played by minimum wage in reducing the gender pay gap. Since it was created in April 1998, minimum wage has increased by 59.2% whereas, over the same period, average pay increased by 44.2%. The government recently announced that it planned on including 21-year-oldsin the “grown-up” category for minimum wage and on introd
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