Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

Yes, and adjust it every year above inflation.

No and abolish minimum wage but companies should be competitive with wages.

Corporate should pay national living wage and small businesses should be able to choose between basic to living minimum wage deping on net of the business

Yes, and 18-21 year olds should be the same as everyone else as we don’t live with our parents but employers assume we do and think we don’t have rent and bills

Yes, but only if they’re going to increase the personal allowance to match. You shouldn’t be punishing the bottom earners of the country for something mandated by the government.

Yes, it should be increased. Also, the government should significantly raise the threshold at which workers pay tax.

Yes but peg out of work benifits as the gap between working and not must be greater so people will work where they can

Yes and adjust it to inflation but ensure other wages for jobs with more academic requirements and also raised

Depends - the social security system needs overhauling. At the moment, it's more beneficial for some people to claim than to earn minimum wage - this needs to change

Minimum wage should be enough to uphold a decent lifestyle – if the cost of living rises, so should the minimum wage

should not be a minimum wage period
and employees should have earnings based on performance
the entry level should be lowered for all again in a low tax economy you will find people earn more anyway because demand for workers across the board will increase as the buisnesses are created.

when you increase taxation you tend to make it harder for individual buisness owners to expland.

I belive minimum wage should rise in line with all wages, currently it is increasing so quickly that many skilled workers are only earning a fraction above it

Yes it should be increased but some business for example independent or small businesses may not be able to afford to do this

Minimum wage should be removed in order to incentivise competitive pay - however, I have zero faith in companies doing this, rather than racing to the bottom against themselves.

Yes, and make it a living wage, strong families are capable of a lot more if given an opportunity,opportunities are a door to opening experiences.

Yes, however for small businesses that cannot meet the minimum wage the government should make up the difference for the employees.

I agree it should be raised but the issue I have is that pay rises aren’t happening across the board at anywhere near the same rate. In some cases, experienced professionals (mainly council/public sector workers) doing skilled, specialised jobs or work that carries a lot of responsibility are not earning a lot more than the minimum wage.

the wage of someone should be dictated by what they do in relation to how skilled they can be. The standard should be adjusted in accordance to the living standard however room for increased wages in favour of demand of skilled workers should be considered.

Yes, but only people with experience can have a higher minimum wage

10p per hour

Implement universal basic income.

They should raise national minimum wage but skilled wages needed to be raised in line with this otherwise there is no point in gaining an education to work a skilled job

No, and increase the minimum wage for people with experience

yes, a persons wage should not be based on their age but rather their standard of work.

Wages should be sufficient to not need to be bolstered by the tax payer

The minimum wage should be set by an independent commission

Minimum Wage should reflect the cost of house prices

Increase it depending on the job

Yes, and make it a living wage and adjust yearly based on inflation

Yes and there should be no age groups on minimum wage , a 16 year old doing the same work as a 30 year old should be paid equally

Yes. Unless the minimum wage is abolished and replaced with a universal guaranteed income.

Yes, make it so minumim wage is made to live comfortably, and adjust it every 6-12 months according to inflation

communism, workers to own the means of production

As a proportion of business profit - so guarantee money wage but also enable every worker to profit if company profits.

No in terms of doing it for the sake of it as it will cause inflation, but it should increase in line with inflation to maintain purchasing power for individuals

maybe or maybe not depends on how good they work

Living wage and adjusted to inflation

Yes, make it liveable & make it adjust yearly, or even monthly, limit the amount companies can increase prices on products so the price doesn't sky rocket & keep it consistent for longer..

No, it will lead to people being more expensive than robot replacements and higher unemployment

No, this would disproportionately affect small businesses so the government should focus on introducing a UBI

Yes but is should be based on time and level of commitment and effort put into the job you are in.

I think we focus too much on minimum wage, when instead there should be a maximum wage. Raising minimum wage does not align with inflation. There are people who earn far too much more than what they need, and a maximum wage could help rebalance with wealth gap.

A mixture of answers 3 and 4

Raise it every 5 years with a new parliament

No, but introduce nationwide collective bargaining

The minimum wage will always increase as the economy increases

Should be raised but take into account the owners of small businesses- increase in wage means they may close

make it just below living wage

Short term, yes. The national minimum wage should be raised to a living wage. Longer term, I favour introduction of a Universal Basic Income (Citizen's Income).