伦敦，10月28日——英国财政大臣约翰·希利周三表示，主要最低工资标准将上调3.9%。
LONDON, Oct 28 - Britain's finance minister John Healey said on Wednesday that the main minimum wage rate would increase by 3.9%.
21岁及以上劳动者目前每小时12.71英镑的工资标准，以及18至20岁劳动者目前每小时10.85英镑的工资标准，都将上调3.9%。一些分析师和雇主曾将青年失业率上升归咎于年轻劳动者工资标准的较大幅度上涨。
The rate paid to workers aged 21 and over, currently £12.71 an hour, and the rate payable to workers aged 18-20, now £10.85, will both rise by 3.9%. Some analysts and employers had blamed larger jumps in the rate for younger workers for increasing youth unemployment.
此次上调意味着国家生活工资将提高至每小时13.21英镑，18至20岁国家最低工资将提高至11.27英镑。
The increase means the National Living Wage will increase to £13.21 an hour and the 18-20 National Minimum Wage will be £11.27.
“对于230万最低收入的劳动者，我将把国家最低工资和国家生活工资都上调3.9%，”希利周三对议员们表示。
"For 2.3 million of our lowest-paid workers, I'm increasing both the national minimum wage and the National Living Wage by 3.9%," Healey told lawmakers on Wednesday.
今年4月，负责就最低工资标准提供建议的英国低薪委员会曾表示，为跟上其对平均工资涨幅的预期，2027年国家生活工资可能需要上调约3.7%，至每小时13.18英镑。
In April, Britain's Low Pay Commission – which advises on minimum wage rates – had said the National Living Wage would probably need to increase by around 3.7% in 2027 to £13.18 an hour to keep up with how it expected average pay to rise.
自2020年以来，英国主要最低工资标准已上涨约50%，占中位数收入的比例在发达经济体中位居前列，此前历届政府都努力将其提高至每小时中位数工资的三分之二。
Britain's main minimum wage rate has risen by around 50% since 2020 and is one of the highest among advanced economies as a share of median earnings, following efforts by successive governments to lift it to two thirds of median hourly pay.
企业，尤其是零售和酒店等低薪行业的企业，对最低工资上涨和更高的社会保障缴款表示不满，尽管没有明确证据表明这已导致大量工作岗位流失。
Businesses, especially in lower-paying sectors such as retail and hospitality, have complained about the increased minimum wage and higher social security contributions, though there is no clear evidence that it has cost large numbers of jobs.
2024年至2026年间，18至20岁劳动者的最低工资涨幅明显快于年龄更大的劳动者，而在2024年大选获胜前，工党曾承诺取消这一被其称为“歧视性”的较低标准。
Between 2024 and 2026, the minimum wage for 18-20 year olds increased significantly faster than that for older workers, and ahead of its 2024 election victory, the Labour Party promised to scrap the lower rate which it called "discriminatory".
然而，今年3月，工党政府调整了低薪委员会的职责范围，使其在制定18至20岁劳动者最低工资时有更大空间考虑劳动力市场状况。
However, in March, the Labour government tweaked the remit of the Low Pay Commission to give it more scope to take labour market conditions into account when setting the minimum wage for 18-20 year olds.
最新官方数据显示，截至8月的三个月里，剔除奖金后的平均周薪同比增长3.7%，而9月消费者价格通胀率达到3.5%，创下11个月新高。
The most recent official data showed that average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, rose by an annual 3.7% in the three months to August, while consumer price inflation hit an 11-month high of 3.5% in September.