Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt
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Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifesto Labour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the chancellor failed to guarantee the rise woul
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Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt. Chancellor John Healey fails to guarantee equalisation with adult wage will happen in timeframe set out in manifesto Labour looks less likely to meet its manifesto pledge to equalise the minimum wage for younger workers before the next election, after the chancellor failed to guarantee the rise woul Covered by 1 publications. The Guardian Business: Labour’s pledge to level-up minimum wage for under-20s before next election in doubt.
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