United Kingdom: Minimum wage increase

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United Kingdom: Minimum wage increase
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M.Burgot, M.September, N.Boothby, L.Soudre – France 2

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The hourly minimum wage is increasing in the UK. The increase was welcomed by some employees, but not necessarily in the eyes of some business leaders.

In the United Kingdom since 2015, the situation has been changing: compared to successive prime ministers, the minimum wage continues to increase. On Monday 17 January, in France, the amount of hourly smack is 10.57 Euro gross, while in the United Kingdom, from April 2022, it will be 11.30 Euro. The minimum English income has increased by a third in five years. to make up for the lack of Number of EmployeesRoberto Scalzo, owner of the Sicilian restaurant in London, agrees with this increase in principle, “but now is not the time, He wants this to be delayed to help businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the employee side, we see that the cost of living is rising and that these revaluations will not offset inflation. In addition, some social assistance has been curtailed by the government. ,What they give to us on the one hand, they take from us on the other. But it’s all right, this rise“, estimates Sicilian restaurant employee Fatima Buglione. This re-evaluation does not increase the unemployment rate, which is still 4.2%. It is still full employment in the United Kingdom.

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