Minimum wage

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Updated: Aug 20, 2021

A minimum level of pay laid down by law, for workers in general or of some specified type. The intention of a miniminn wage is to guarantee living standards for the low paid and to prevent explotation. Many countries, including the UK and the US, apply minimum wage legislation.

Reference: Oxford Press Dictonary of Economics, 5th edt.


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