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Business groups warn Healey against minimum wage rise
Original: Business groups are warning John Healey against raising the minimum wage too far; but we've heard such warnings so often
UK business groups are warning Defence Secretary John Healey against raising the minimum wage too far, arguing increases would burden employers. Critics counter that such warnings accompany every proposed wage rise and the predicted damage rarely materialises, urging business leaders instead to show leadership by restraining top executives' pay rather than resisting better pay for low earners.
Why now: The minimum wage debate has resurfaced as business groups lobby the government over pay policy.
John HealeyUK business groupsminimum wage
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- Business groups are warning John Healey against raising the minimum wage too far; but we've heard such warnings so often & the disaster they proclaim doesn't come to pass Better if business leaders showed some *actual* leadership & limited top managers' pay too (or better,… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 15
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