Greens pledge £15 minimum wage for all workers

Greens pledge £15 minimum wage for all workersJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBecky MortonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe minimum wage is lower for people under 21The Green Party of England and Wales is calling for a £15 minimum wage for all workers, as part of a package of pledges on employment rights.Other promises in the party's "Worker's Charter" include protection from unfair dismissal from the first day in a job, as well as full bans on fire and rehire and zero-hour contracts.Leader Zack Polanksi said his party would go further than the government on workers' rights, claiming Labour's measures were "weak and have been watered down".The government has described its Employment Rights Act, which passed in December, as "landmark legislation", which brings "stronger…

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