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 minimum wage 'may be reduced'
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering plans which could see the minimum wage reduced in Northern Ireland, it is believed.
The minimum wage is set at £5.35 across the UK, however, if the plans go ahead it will be reduced in NI, Scotland, Wales and the north east of England.
Employment Minister Sir Reg Empey said he was disappointed with the idea.
"We have difficulty in getting people to leave benefit and go to work, this would make matters worse," he said.
"I think for that reason we have got to remember that the people who are receiving the minimum wage tend to be those people who are doing very basic jobs and I honestly don't think penalising them will improve our economic prosperity."
A government spokesperson would not comment on the issue.
| BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | NI minimum wage 'may be reduced'
I think we should reduce the prime ministers wage and see how he likes it because all them lot get paid far to much as it is. |