Petition · past parliament
Balance out the national minimum wage across age groups
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Every person under the age of 25 is a victim of age discrimination.
Why should one individual receive significantly lower pay for performing the exact same act of labour as their older colleague.
Discrimination should be an issue of the past, yet each day we fall victim to it, make a change...
Why should one individual receive significantly lower pay for performing the exact same act of labour as their older colleague.
Discrimination should be an issue of the past, yet each day we fall victim to it, make a change...
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
We're not sure exactly what you mean by "Balance out the national minimum wage across age groups".
You could start a new petition calling for the national minimum wage to be the same for everyone, regardless of age, if that's what you would like to happen.
We're not sure exactly what you mean by "Balance out the national minimum wage across age groups".
You could start a new petition calling for the national minimum wage to be the same for everyone, regardless of age, if that's what you would like to happen.
Timeline
| 13 Jun 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 18 Jun 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
18 Jun 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.