Government and most major businesses Ageist

[stuman]

Talking about wage brackets at work and what will happen in the next review, and remembered that minimum wage is based on age. (It’s been a while since I had to worry about the age bit!).

Am I missing something here or is this a direct example of discrimination based on a protected charecteristic?

 

[stuman]

It'd be great if the apprenticeship scheme wasn't just a pretentious plaster concocted by people who seem to forget it exists.

But what about applicants who are 23+ who have no experience - can I pay them less than minimum wages because I’m taking a ‘chance’ on them?

 

[stuman]

Seems there's some nuance to the Equality Act with regards to age.

Does the National Minimum Wage constitute a case of age discrimination?

Over the years it has been questioned whether the National Minimum Wage (“NMW”) constitutes a case of age discrimination. To answer this question we…

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BME unemployment rate stood at 6.9% in 2022, compared to 3.2% for white workers

Should businesses be able to pay BME workers less to encourage them to employ more from a BME background?

Also, does this not discriminate against an older person who has limited experience as the business would automatically go with the cheaper option?

 

[stuman]

How does a BME worker “grow out” of being BME? Or you just would allow businesses to pay BME people less, permanently?

What does a young worker “grow out of” that is not an assumption based on age?

Then can you not imagine that some interviewers would use the same conscious / subconscious bias’ contributing to the BME Unemployment numbers? So the “pay them less, make them more attractive to employ” fix would be applicable?

 

[stuman]

They grow up and gain work experience so their minimum wage increases with age.

I’m not sure allowing employers to pay cut price wages to BME on a permanent basis is particularly progressive way to go.

I’m not saying it should be a thing! The opposite! The law should not dictate how much to pay based on characteristics…at all.

Define “grow up”?
I know plenty of adults that act like large children.

anybody of any age can be in need of gaining experience and would benefit from such.

If you mean grow up as in terms of size / strength - should we pay women less for jobs where physical ability would affect performance, as on average women are less strong?