Opinion
KEY POINTS:
- Should the youth minimum wage be abolished?
The Minimum Wage (Abolition of Age Discrimination) Bill would mean a youth rate would remain for those under 18 for the first 200 hours of employment, which can be accumulated across different employers. It would be set at 80 per cent of the adult minimum wage but would not apply to youths employed as supervisors.
Sue Bradford's bill had originally proposed dumping the youth rate altogether and just having one rate for all workers aged over 16.
Debate on this issue is now closed. Here is a selection of Your Views:
