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americans looking at this and being shocked while in the UK it’s the legal norm to pay younger people progressively less for their labour lol

minimum wage bands are lower and lower under the age of 25. it’s a disgrace but the excuse is that it “helps young people get their first jobs”

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Oh, no: this very much exists in the U.S. as well. Minors (and agricultural workers) are often exempt from at least local minimum wage laws.

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