Abolish the age gaps in the National Minimum Wage

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

Abolish the age gaps in the National Minimum Wage. Employees who are able to carry out a job within a business should be entitled to the highest National Minimum wage, regardless of age.

Too many businesses are abusing this system to create a divide in the pay not due to capability, but because of age. This is discrimination.

Young workers are then taken advantage of because they're simply cheaper labour and it is simply not fair.

A business advertises a job as it requires help to run a business, in return for the labour and time, young workers require an adequate wage for being able to live and giving over their time of day.

There is no valid reason for this divide. It's time for change.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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End age-based wage discrimination - Equalise minimum wages for all ages
End age-based wage discrimination - Equalise minimum wages for all ages

Equalise employment law and minimum wage for 16-17 year olds with 18 year olds
Equalise employment law and minimum wage for 16-17 year olds with 18 year olds

Raise 18 to 20's minimum wage to £8.20 an hour to match 21 to 24 year olds
Raise 18 to 20's minimum wage to £8.20 an hour to match 21 to 24 year olds

Timeline

18 Dec 2020	Petition opened for signatures
6 Jan 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19

Status Rejected

Rejected 6 Jan 2021

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