Not if unemployment goes up, no. The Government just announced that we have a "crisis" as one in eight young people are not in education, employment or training. https://www.gov.uk/governme… (View Post)

I would love to know the logic of why that is being done at a time one eighth are not in education, employment or training. At a time of full employment might make sense. (View Post)

Though you get holiday pay for non-working weeks and that counts to the year, so x52 is correct. Actually its slightly over 52 (365.25/7 = 52.18 weeks per year), which rounds it up to over £26.5k (View Post)

Statutory rate is 12.07% of hours worked are accrued as holiday pay. Meaning that an employer hiring someone on minimum wage is committing to £14.24 (£12.71 x 1.1207) of direct wages per hour worked … (View Post)

Both things absolutely can be true simultaneously. Especially when it comes to slicing the market by demographics. There is a reason why the 18-20 age group has a lower minimum. This is people primar… (View Post)