Young People Should Be Entitled To The National Minimum Wage

There is probably no clearer example of direct discrimination in the UK than the current National Minimum Wage. The current minimum wage for people aged over 25 is £7.50, but for under 18s it is almost half that - at £4.05 an hour, or £3.50 for those on apprenticeships. People aged 21 to 24 are entitled to £7.05 per hour, while 18 to 20 year olds can earn £5.60 an hour, all for the same work as their colleagues aged over 25.The Office for National Statistics estimat