By Peter Dunne
The UK national minimum wage is keeping thousands of UK workers living in poverty and not letting them meet their most basic needs.
As of 1st October 2012 the national minimum wage rose by 1.9% to £6.19 which does not keep in line with the rise of inflation (2.5%, August 2012), so workers on the lowest pay are actually even worse off than they were last year. Someone who works 35 hours a week on the new minimum wage is still only earning £216.65 before tax. (more…)
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