Exclusive: earnings of lowest-paid could rise by £832; lower rates for 18- to 22-year-olds to be scrapped
Labour has drawn up plans to put hundreds of pounds into the pockets of the lowest-paid workers by instructing the Low Pay Commission to factor in living costs when it sets the minimum wage.
It also wants to scrap the lower pay categories for workers aged between 18 and 22, so that everyone would be paid at the higher rate.
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