Conservative Party (UK) others. Until 1999, Conservatives opposed the creation of a national minimum wage, as they believed it would cost jobs, and businesses would be reluctant to start business in the UK from fear of high labour costs. However the party have since pledged support and in the July 2015 budget, Chancellor George Osborne announced a national living wage of £9/hour, to be introduced by 2020, for those aged 25 and over. The National Minimum Wage in 2012 was £6.19 for over-21 year olds, so the proposed rises in National Living Wage by 2020 will represent a significantly higher pay for many.
Minimum Wage in Germany Minimum Wage in Germany Germany’s minimum wage legislation - "Gesetz zur Regelung eines allgemeinen Mindestlohns" - was introduced, on January 1, 2014, by Merkel’s third cabinet, composed of a coalition between the SPD – the social democratic party - and the CDU – the conservative party. The implementation of a minimum wage was the SPD’s main request during the coalition’s negotiations. Indeed, it was its central electoral promise during the 2013 federal elections’ campaign, to replace negotiated wages within branches that were previously set below the current minimum wage, Initially, the minimum wage was set to 8.50€. Its amount is