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Introduce a Night Shift Minimum Wage, 50% Higher Than National Minimum Wage

Submitted by Constantin Mihalas on Saturday 2nd August 2025

Published on Wednesday 20th August 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Friday 20th February 2026

Signatures: 86

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Ensure ~ Essential ~ keeping ~ Law ~ mentalhealth ~ Midnight ~ Minimum ~ Minimum wage ~ Nature ~ night ~ Physics ~ Recruitment ~ risk ~ shift ~ Staff ~ The National ~ The Night ~ The World ~ Unfair ~ work ~ World Health Organisation

Petition Action

Introduce a Night Shift Minimum Wage, 50% Higher Than National Minimum Wage

Petition Details

I propose that staff who work between the hours of midnight and 6:00 AM are paid at least 50% more than the National Minimum Wage by law.

Additional Information

Night shift work significantly impacts physical and mental health, disrupts natural sleep cycles, and increases the risk of serious health conditions, as recognised by the World Health Organization. Despite these risks, many night shift workers are paid the same as daytime workers.

We think this is unfair and does not reflect the extra burden of working through the night.

We think a legal requirement to pay 50% above the minimum wage would:
Compensate workers for the health risks and social sacrifices involved.
Improve recruitment and retention in essential night-time roles.
Ensure fairness for those keeping essential services running 24/7.


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