... (Low Pay Commission 1998). Other Information taken from the Labour Force Survey in 1997 showed that many groups were more likely to be exploited and underpaid than others. The data showed that 25 percent of part time workers were earning less than £3.50 per hour compared with just 7 percent of full time workers. The National Advisory Council for the Employment of People with Disabilities (NACEPD) found that 13 percent of disabled workers were paid less than £3.00 per hour compared with 8 percent of non-disabled workers. A minimum wage should ensure that these groups are less likely to be discriminated against, as nearly all workers in these categories would be entitled to a pay rise. However perhaps the minimum wage does not need to be set so high in order to prevent exploitation. The United States, which is the world's largest and most dynamic economy, has always had a minimum ...

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