The national minimum wage in the UK took effect from 1 April 1999. From the beginning it has treated workers under the age of 22 years as a separate group, now paying them a development rate, rather than the full adult rate. The Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 contained an ...
The National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage are the minimum hourly rates employees must be paid, by law, for work. Workers must be at at least of school leaving age to get the National Minimum Wage. This is 16 across all four home nations, although rules differ on exactly when you...
The German national minimum wage applies to most employees above the age of 18. Individuals who are completing traineeships or short-term internships, as well as those who have only recently obtained jobs again after a phase of long-term unemployment, are excluded from the provision. Speaking ...
New minimum wage rates come into force on 1 October, here's what you need to know. It is a legal requirement for employers to pay all of their workers at least the national minimum wage or national living wage as dictated by their age. Minimum wages are not a new concept – they have...
This article examines low pay and the national minimum wage in the UK hotel industry, focusing on the lowest remunerated workers in the industry — room attendants — who have hitherto been overlooked in studies of the industry. It draws on qualitative research from eight case studies and relates...
摘要: Executive Summary In 2001, the last census year, 4.8 m immigrants lived in the UK, which amounts to 8.47 percent of the total population, or 9.75 percent of the working age population. 1 Since then, Britain has experienced a further increase in its foreign born...
Those who became mothers near or after age 30, however, encounter a parenthood premium, as men do. The growing proportion of women delaying motherhood, coupled with the rising heterogeneity in motherhood wage outcomes by childbearing timing, contributes to a comparatively small motherhood penalty for...
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giveaways targeted at different segments of the population. While these may be affordable in the short-term, the growing burden on the welfare state is a great concern. Over the next 10 years, nearly 170,000 inhabitants are expected to reach retirement age, accounting for over 30% of the ...
The UK minimum wage at 22 years of age: a regression discontinuity approach A regression discontinuity approach is used to analyse the effect of the legislated increase in the UK national minimum wage that occurs at age 22 years on... R Dickens,R Riley,D Wilkinson - 《Journal of the Royal...