That the Parliament notes the announcement that the UK National Living Wage, which is applicable to people aged 21 and over, will be set at £12.71 per hour from April 2026, with the National Minimum Wage set at £10.85 for 18- to 20-year-olds, and £8.00 for 16- and 17-year-olds; recognises that this means that people aged under 21 can be paid between 14.6% and 37% less for doing the same job as someone aged 21 or over; believes that this situation is tantamount to punishing young people simply for being young, and calls on the UK Government to abandon the age requirement for the National Living Wage so that everyone can get a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.
Supported by:
Karen Adam, Colin Beattie, Stephanie Callaghan, Clare Haughey, Jamie Hepburn, Bill Kidd, Fulton MacGregor, John Mason, Marie McNair, David Torrance