I have some concerns about whether under-21s should be on a lower rate at all and whether 20p is enough. But I was pleased to finally see acknowledgement of the case for protecting some of the youngest members of the workforce, who currently have no safeguards against poverty.
The British Youth Council has argued for such measures since the introduction of the national minimum wage in April 1999, so I was proud to see, deep within the report's 307 pages, a reference to the work done by the council with trade unions and other youth organisations in arguing the case for 16 and 17-year-olds.
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