Healey declines to guarantee minimum-wage age gap will close before next election
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UK Chancellor John Healey declined to guarantee that younger workers would receive the same minimum wage as older workers before the next election, in a BBC interview due to air on Sunday. He said the government remained committed to equalising the rates but would proceed gradually, weighing the effects on jobs and pay and seeking agreement with businesses and trade unions. BBC reported that his comments raised the prospect of delaying Labour's pledge to remove age bands. The reported remarks retained that ambition without providing a firm completion date. [1]
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- John Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers
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