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Minimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour as firms warn of impact
(www.bbc.co.uk)
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this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2026
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They do this every time it raises and the great collapse they talk of never seems to come so I'm fairly confident it won't hapoen this time.
The fact that this is a normal inflation based rise. Not in any way am attempt to make it closer to a living wage.
Makes it clear that companies complaining are not fit for survival. Or just lieing.
Then they just pass the cost onto consumers whilst also increasing profit margins at the same time.
It is hard for me to find a min wage job, partially because of this, right now, but I also support it.
Edit: actually more likely due to the NI raise