Petition · past parliament

minimum wage the same, for all age groups except for apprenticeships and oap

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

The principle or base of the idea, encouraging the very young, fair wage to those in employment and taking back what you put over a life time for the elderly

I would like the UK goverment to implement a non aged based minimum wage for everyone even if your 16 years old.
apprentiships would be paid half the wage of those on a minimum wage.

Those of retirement age would receive a £1 enhancement per hour.

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'd like the Government or Parliament to do.

It's clear that you want young people to receive the same minimum wage as other workers. However, we're not sure what you want to happen for people of retirement age. In particular, we're not exactly sure what you mean by "those of retirement age would receive a £1 enhancement per hour."

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

20 Jun 2018 Petition opened for signatures
28 Jun 2018 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 28 Jun 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.