UK Exchange: A minimum wage hike — with maximum consequences

UK Exchange: A minimum wage hike — with maximum consequences

Some British employers worry the expected minimum wage hike will eliminate the salary premium enjoyed by recent graduates.

UK Minimum Wage Creeps Up on BigLaw Graduate Salaries UK Minimum Wage Creeps Up on BigLaw Graduate Salaries

The UK government’s latest plan to bump the minimum wage is causing some serious eyebrow acrobatics across the City and among law firms as Rachel Reeves, (pictured) ever keen to show she’s on the side of “working people,” is reportedly preparing to lift the National Living Wage to around £12.70 an hour, according to a The UK government’s latest plan to bump the minimum wage is causing some serious eyebrow acrobatics across the City and among law…

Minimum wage hike could put students off becoming lawyers, says Law Society boss

Why bother with uni and the SQE when non-graduate jobs pay the same as a solicitor at a small firm? Photo by Emil huang on Unsplash The UK’s imminent minimum wage hike could put students off pursuing a career in law, as smaller firms increasingly offer starting salaries on a par with those at McDonald’s — despite requiring new recruits to self-fund costly SQE courses. The expected rise in annual pay for a full-time minimum wage worker — from £25…