Raising the minimum wage - Most employers support a higher minimum wage than the Government proposes, an IRS survey reveals. Three- quarters of respondents believe the adult rate should be increased to GBP3.70 an hour from April 2000, six months ahead of the Government's preferred date. Our comprehensive survey of 315 organisations provides an authoritative analysis identifying the views of managers on a range of issues, from whether or not they support the principle of a statutory pay floor to the rate at which they feel it should be set and the method and frequency by which it should be uprated.