The UK’s minimum wage varies by age and profession, with apprentices under 18 earning the lowest wage at $4.31 USD per hour in 2013. Australia has the highest minimum wage at $16.88 USD, while Italy and Germany have no minimum wage laws. Sierra Leone and India have the lowest wages at $0.03 and $0.28 USD per hour, respectively.
The minimum hourly wage in the UK differs from many other countries as it depends on the age of the employee and whether they are an apprentice or professionally trained in exchange for lower pay. As of 2013, the lowest ever wage paid in the UK was for apprentices under the age of 18, at around the equivalent of $4.31 US Dollars (USD) per hour. UK workers who were 21 or older earned a minimum wage of $10.16 USD in 2013, and those aged 18 to 21 had a minimum wage of around $8.09 USD.
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Australia has the highest minimum wage in the world, around $16.88 USD per hour in 2013, and the United States came in seventh place at $7.25 USD.
Italy and Germany are two of the few countries that do not have laws imposing minimum hourly wages for workers.
Sierra Leone has the lowest wages in the world, with a minimum hourly wage of $0.03 USD in 2013, followed by India at $0.28 USD.
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