Is the minimum wage costing jobs? (podcast)
Alan Manning joins host Helen Miller and Eduin Latimer, both of the IFS, to unpack what we do and don't know about the minimum wage. They look at the evidence on employment effects, the knock-on impacts on pay compression, and whether the current minimum wage is set too high. Finally, they look ahead to the government's ambitions, including faster rises for younger workers and the trade-offs involved.
29 January 2026
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