T&G slams decision on youth pay The Transport & General
25th June 1998, Page 10
25th June 1998
Page 10
Page 10, 25th June 1998
— T&G slams decision on youth pay The Transport & General
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Workers Union has condemned the Government's decision to cut the proposed minimum wage for young people as "an endorsement of workplace poverty". A minimum hourly rate of £3.60 will come into effect next spring as the Low Pay Commission had suggested. But workers between 18 and 21 years old get just £3 an hour, rising to £3.20 in 2000. Apprentices and workers aged 16 to 18 have been denied any guaranteed minimum. Although most drivers are paid more than the proposed minimum, some trainee mechanics could see a rise in wages. Despite a rise in pay across the country as a whole, the Government is also refusing to endorse the Commission's recommendation that the £3.60 minimum should be uprateci to £3.70 in two years' time.