{"id":3115,"date":"2015-03-17T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/?p=3115"},"modified":"2015-03-17T12:54:22","modified_gmt":"2015-03-17T12:54:22","slug":"the-national-minimum-wage-will-increase-by-20p","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tesyouth.org\/t\/the-national-minimum-wage-will-increase-by-20p\/","title":{"rendered":"The national minimum wage will increase by 20p"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The national minimum wage will increase by 20p an hour to \u00a36.70 from October, the government has announced. The changes will benefit more than 1.4 million workers.<\/p>\n<p>The hourly rate for younger workers will also rise, and for apprentices it will go up by 20% &#8211; or 57p &#8211; to \u00a33.30 an hour.<\/p>\n<p>The rates were recommended by the Low Pay Commission but the government has gone further than the 7p an hour increase suggested for apprentices.<br \/>\nPrime Minister David Cameron said the across-the-board increases would offer &#8220;more financial security&#8221; to workers.<\/p>\n<p>Labour said the minimum wage had been &#8220;eroded&#8221; since 2010 while unions said the increases would not address &#8220;in-work poverty&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe 3% increase in the national minimum wage for adult workers is the biggest real-terms rise in seven years. <a href=\"http:\/\/m.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-politics-31907601\" target=\"_blank\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The national minimum wage will increase by 20p an hour to \u00a36.70 from October, the government has announced. 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