The Caithness Business Index has posted the following article:

The Minimum Wage Is The Single Most Successful Economic Policy In A Generation, And Has Boosted The Wages Of Millions Of Britain's Lowest Earners By £6,000 A Year

The introduction of the minimum wage in the UK in 1999 is the single most successful economic policy in a generation, raising the pay of the nation's lowest paid workers by £6,000 a year compared to their earnings simply rising in line with typical wages, according to new Resolution Foundation analysis published today (Wednesday). Happy 25th birthday to the minimum wage examines how the introduction of the minimum wage in April 1999 has affected low-paid workers in the UK over the past 25 years. [Read Full Article]