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The UK national minimum wage and age discrimination

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  • Malcolm Sargeant

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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 exception for the age-related pay levels. The issue discussed is whether the lower rates paid to 18–21-year-olds and 16–17-year-olds can be objectively justified in accord with the Framework Directive on Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation. This objective justification requires a legitimate aim and a proportionate means of achieving this aim.

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  • Malcolm Sargeant, 2010. "The UK national minimum wage and age discrimination," Policy Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 31(3), pages 351-364.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cposxx:v:31:y:2010:i:3:p:351-364
    DOI: 10.1080/01442871003616065
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