Three-tier minimum wage discriminates against young people

The Government is being urged to end the three-tier minimum wage system on the grounds that it is age discrimination. 

The British Youth Council (BYC) is campaigning for equal pay for equal work regardless of age, saying that it is a human rights issue. Spokeswoman for BYC, Jo Field says: 

“BYC believes the age-tiered minimum wage system contravenes the spirit, if not the letter of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006. 

“The Government needs to take a p... (186 more words)

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