Stop the ageist segregation in minimum wage. Living costs are all the same.

Closed 160 signatures

What the petition asks

Their are four segratory categories to minimum wage. 16-17, 18-20, 21-24 and over 25. The hourly minimum difference between what a 16 year old can earn to a 25 year old is £3.63. If they were working a full time week consisting of 40 hours thats an overall anual difference of £6,969.60.

For a 16 and 25 year old working full time, doing the same job on minimum wage their annual differential income is £6,969.60. The guardian quotes: “A single person living in Britain needs to earn at least £13,400 a year before tax to afford a basic but acceptable standard of living” however for a sixteen year old on minimum wage working 40 hours per week will earn an average anual salary of £8,064. That’s only 60.17% of what is recommended for a stable income and living.

Timeline

15 Jun 2018	Petition opened for signatures
15 Dec 2018	Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 160

Status Closed

Opened 15 Jun 2018

Closed 15 Dec 2018

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