minimum wage

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From April 2026, the minimum wage for over-21s will rise by 50p to £12.71, with workers aged 18-20 seeing an 85p rise to £10.85.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

The start of April will also see the hourly minimum wage for over-21s rise by 50p to £12.71.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The monthly minimum wage currently equates to around 28 US cents, while annual price hikes surpass 600 percent.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

A government website shows fund income of $300 million and the same amount earmarked for a minimum wage increase, without providing any further details.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Successive waves of immigrants filled its factories, working for little above minimum wage as they cut, sewed, and hustled the garments into trucks to carry across the country.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers