article_snippet.sent: – even if its level is raised in future.
article_snippet.sent: The minimum wage currently stands at £6.50 an hour, rising to £6.70 in October.
article_snippet.sent: Labour’s Ed Miliband yesterday pledged that Labour’s Ed Miliband would help low earners by raising the level above £8 an hour by October 2019.
article_snippet.sent: currently £10,600 – go up to £12,500 by April 2020.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband yesterday brought forward by one year Mr Miliband pledge to increase the minimum wage to £8.
article_snippet.sent: Mr Miliband also promised to enforce it more effectively with higher fines for offending firms.
highlights_snippet.sent: Follows Ed Miliband's pledge to raise the minimum wage to £8 .