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Minimum wage rises by just 20p an hour
Economists urge more action against low pay

A MILLION workers on the minimum wage will get a 20p per hour pay rise today, but trade unions and economists said it was not enough.

Employees aged 21 and over will receive the small rise from £6.50 to £6.70 an hour.

The increase comes six months before the minimum wage is rebranded as the mandatory national living wage, which will give workers over 25 £7.20 an hour.

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