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Minimum wage leaves young behind
Younger workers will not benefit from rises in the national minimum wage unless the government acts, the TUC warns today.
The new top rate — coming into force from next April — will only apply to workers over 25.
Pay rates for people aged 21 to 24 are rising more slowly than for older workers and the gap has widened by more than £400 a year, TUC research has shown.
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