... the publication of our report, our recommendations have been widely discussed. Two issues, in particular, have attracted a substantial amount of debate: the level of the National Minimum Wage; and the rate for young people, particularly the Government’s decision to apply a lower rate than we recommended...

... profile. Flexibility Gender Labour market Part‐time work Service Young people Here it is useful to use as a framework four potential reasons mentioned by Micklewright et al. (1994) as affecting the employment decision. These are financial pressures, the state of the local...