Tánaiste wants all State workers to receive ‘living wage’
Tánaiste Joan Burton has indicated that she would like to see the Government move to pay all State employees a “living wage” which is significantly higher than the national minimum wage levels....
View ArticleOntario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage (Ontario Ministry of Labour)
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Labour) Ontario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage Province Committed to Providing Fairness for Workers, Predictability for Business As announced earlier this year,...
View ArticleOntario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage (Ontario Ministry of Environment)
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Environment) Ontario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage Province Committed to Providing Fairness for Workers, Predictability for Business As announced earlier this year,...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Increases to £6.70 from Today (ACS - Association of Convenience...
(Source: ACS - Association of Convenience Stores) From today, 1st October 2015, the National Minimum Wage rate rises by 20p to £6.70 per hour for employees over the age of 21 - an above inflation...
View ArticleOntario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage (Government of Ontario)
(Source: Government of Ontario) Ontario Continuing to Increase Minimum Wage Province Committed to Providing Fairness for Workers, Predictability for Business As announced earlier this year, Ontario is...
View ArticleNational Minimum Wage Changes (Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry)
(Source: Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry) On Thursday, 1 October, the government is introducing increases to the National Minimum Wage rates of pay. It is the minimum pay per hour...
View ArticleUK can ‘well afford’ to be more generous on national minimum wage, says Unite...
(Source: UNITE) Britain can afford to increase the national minimum wage (NMW) faster and quicker than the meagre 20p-an-hour hike that came into force today (Thursday 1 October). Unite, the country's...
View ArticleNumber of UK workers on minimum wage expected to double by 2020
Study predicts that raising statutory pay floor will lead to sharp increase in proportion of people whose wages are set by the state...
View ArticleUC launches first phase of new $15 an hour minimum wage policy (University of...
(Source: University of California) The University of California's new minimum wage policy takes effect today (Oct. 1) with thousands of direct and contract employees slated to receive the first of...
View ArticleScottish government attacks 'national living wage' plans
The UK government's plans for a national living wage have been criticised as a "misappropriation of the term" by the Scottish government. Under the plans announced by Chancellor George Osborne in July,...
View ArticleBCC comments on National Minimum Wage rise (West Cheshire & North Wales...
(Source: West Cheshire & North Wales Chamber of Commerce) Posted 01 October 2015 |0 Comments Commenting on the National Minimum Wage increase - which comes into force...
View ArticleManufacturers pay above the new National Living Wage, but still fear it will...
(Source: EEF - The Manufacturers' Organisation) New research from EEF, the manufacturers' organisation, shows that the majority of manufacturers will see little impact from the move to implement a...
View ArticleGovernment introduces largest ever increase to apprentices’ wages (BIS - UK...
(Source: BIS - UK Department for Business Innovations & Skills) over 1 million working people will receive a pay rise today when the National Minimum Wage goes up apprentices get biggest ever rise...
View ArticleNew National Minimum Wage rates come into force (UK Wales Office)
(Source: UK Wales Office) Over one million working people will receive a pay rise today when National Minimum Wage goes up Apprentices get biggest ever rise Over £1,000 increase in yearly pay packet...
View ArticleCambodia Raises Monthly Minimum Wage to $140
Robert Carmichael PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA— The Cambodian government said Thursday that the minimum wage for the country’s garment sector – its key export earner and largest industrial employer – will rise...
View ArticleAlberta’s minimum wages increase October 1 (Government of Alberta)
(Source: Government of Alberta) Alberta’s general minimum wage will increase from $10.20 to $11.20 per hour. The liquor server minimum wage will rise from $9.20 to $10.70 per hour, and will be...
View ArticleRaising Long Beach Minimum Wage to $15 With Enforcement Provisions Would Add...
(Source: AFL-CIO - Los Angeles County Federation of Labor) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 13, 2015 Contact: Gabriella Landeros, 213-446-8801, gabriella@launionaflcio•org ***MEDIA AVAILABILITY FROM 10 AM...
View ArticleEmployment rate reaches record high as strong pay growth continues (DWP - UK...
(Source: DWP - UK Department for Work and Pensions) Figures published today show that here are almost 360,000 more people in work compared to this time last year - a rise that was driven by a growth in...
View ArticleThe proportion of workers being paid the living wage is actually falling
The proportion of workers who are not being paid the living wage is actually increasing, official statistics show. The Office for National Statistics said six million workers in Britain are paid under...
View ArticleWhat is the Johnson County Impact of a $10.10 Minimum Wage? (Iowa Federation...
(Source: Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO) September 30, 2015 - Also see: - August 11, 2015 or At least 10,000 low-wage workers stand to get a pay raise by the time the Johnson County minimum wage is...
View ArticleEditorial: The risks of raising the minimum wage
Twenty Florida lawmakers recently tried to live on the state’s minimum wage for a week to illustrate the need to increase it from $8.05 to $15 an hour. Most failed to completely live off the meager...
View ArticleUnderpaid Workers Overwhelmingly Support a $15 Minimum Wage and Unions,...
(Source: NELP - National Employment Law Project) A first-ever national shows 72 percent approve of labor unions, and 75 percent support $15 and a union, the goals of the Fight for $15 movement. The...
View ArticleRise Up, Precariat! Cheap Labour is Over
Just three weeks before the Canadian federal election comes a report from Morgan Stanley that should remind everyone, especially the parties running for office, that it’s still about the economy. The...
View ArticlePrivate sector pay rising at fastest rate for 14 years, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation says real wages rose at 3.6% thanks to low inflation but warns benefits may be felt mostly by older, more qualified workers...
View ArticleWorking on Overtime: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Proposal to Revise the...
(Source: The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies) Engage Volume 16, Issue 3 In March 2014, President Obama ordered the U.S. Department of Labor ('DOL') to revise the Fair Labor...
View ArticleSecretary of State hails "golden opportunity " to transform Welsh economy as...
(Source: UK Wales Office) Figures out today point to a burgeoning jobs market with an additional 9,000 people finding work in the last quarter. At the same time, a strengthening economy means...
View ArticleJobs: Minimum wage to be increased to €9.15 from January
The national minimum wage is to be increased to €9.15 from January, the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform Brendan Howlin has said. The Government is also to introduce reforms to PRSI...
View ArticleImpact of minimum wage increase on work hours yet to be seen
Almost from the moment she took over as leader of the Labour Party in the summer of 2014, Tánaiste Joan Burton gave a commitment to establishing a Low Pay Commission to review the rate of the national...
View ArticleIncreasing the Minimum Wage in the City of St. Louis (City of St Louis, MO) ...
(Source: City of St Louis, MO) Increasing the Minimum Wage in the City of St. Louis Mayor Slay Signs Bill Establishing New Local Minimum Wage; Calls for Statewide Increase. Released: 10-14-2015 Update...
View ArticleApprenticeship support: essential guide (Skills Funding Agency)
(Source: Skills Funding Agency) Are you thinking about starting an apprenticeship but have lots of questions about what you are entitled to and what support is available? Have you just started your...
View ArticleCentre may get power to notify minimum bonus
A draft code on labour has proposed to give the Centre the power to notify from time to time the minimum bonus and eligibility limits. The move, according to sources, is aimed at bypassing the...
View ArticleConstruction Higher Apprenticeship launched in Wales (CITB - Construction...
(Source: CITB - Construction Industry Training Board) CITB, in partnership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), has launched a new construction higher apprenticeship in Wales - giving...
View ArticlePeople with Disabilities Deserve a Minimum Wage
There is a powerful movement in the United States to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour. That's the amount necessary for a family of four to live just above the national poverty line. But there...
View ArticleWorker protection in focus
The government is putting workers first in its fourth economic stimulus package in a month, as it sets a formula for an annual rise in wages amid layoffs deriving from the domestic economic slowdown....
View ArticleU.S. Restaurant Owners Warn Of Dire Consequences From $15 Wage (NFIB -...
(Source: NFIB - National Federation of Independent Business) Across country, businesses expect negative effects from higher minimum wages As large cities across the US from Seattle to Los Angeles to...
View ArticleFlorida should do better by its minimum-wage workers
If you work full-time all year round at the current Florida minimum wage of $8.05, you’d still be making less than the federal poverty level. You’d also qualify for public assistance. That shouldn’t...
View ArticleTreasury admits Tory tax credits will make families worse off next year
The Treasury has appeared to admit that families will be worse off next year as a result of the cuts to working tax credits being introduced in April 2016. Responding to research that claimed 200,000...
View ArticleThe public supports a $15 minimum wage — is it realistic?
A domino effect has lead U.S. cities to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour. Polling also indicates that a majority wants the federal government to follow suit. (DepositPhotos) When fast food...
View ArticleMore UK jobs fail to pay a living wage
The proportion of jobs outside London paying less than £7.85 an hour rose from 21% in 2012 to 23% in 2014, according to the ONS...
View ArticleCouncil workers benefit from living wage pledge (Northumberland County Council)
(Source: Northumberland County Council) 19 Oct 2015 Council workers across the county are benefiting after the Northumberland living wage was introduced for staff. The council was true to its...
View ArticleHere's another reason a minimum wage hike should be part of budget talks:...
GOP tax vote challenge House Majority Leader Dave Reed announces an up or down vote for next Wednesday, Oct. 7, on Gov. Wolf's proposal to raise the state income tax from 3.07 percent to 3.49 percent....
View ArticleYou have to work 100 hours a week to get by on minimum wage in ...
In two states in the country, minimum-wage earners have to work more than 100 hours a week to earn a decent living. There’s no state in the country where...
View ArticleVenezuela Raises Minimum Wage 30%. It's Still Only $13 a Month
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced last night the fourth minimum wage hike this year as the South American country battles the highest inflation rate in the world. At the black market...
View ArticleA stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom (UK Wales Office)
(Source: UK Wales Office) The new Wales Bill will create a stronger Wales within a strong United Kingdom, Stephen Crabb will say today as the draft Wales Bill is published in Parliament. The draft Bill...
View ArticleAlternattiva Demokratika calls for revision of minimum wage calculations
Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson Arnold Cassola has called for a revision in the way the minimum wage is worked out, mentioning the need for a rise. He was speaking to The Malta Independent,...
View ArticleMarco Rubio's confusing answer on minimum wage
At this stage in the race for the Republican nomination in the 2016 race for the White House, it is pretty clear that Marco Rubio is too far behind to snag the party’s votes, and his confusing answer...
View ArticleBCC comments on National Minimum Wage rise (The British Chambers of Commerce)
(Source: The British Chambers of Commerce) Adam Marshall comments on the National Minimum Wage increase - which comes into force today. Commenting on the National Minimum Wage increase - which comes...
View ArticleMinimum Wage Up ...Workers Receive 10% Pay Rise
The country's minimum wage has been increased from seven cedis to eight cedis. It represents a 14.3 per cent increase and it will take effect in January 2016, Labour and Employment Minister Haruna...
View ArticleWal-Mart woes revive minimum wage debate
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Wal-Mart caused a stir when it raised the pay of 500,000 of its workers. But now the US retail giant seems to regret the move after its profit outlook plunged,...
View ArticleStephanie Miner: Why I raised Syracuse workers' minimum wage to $15/hr
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – During the debate this year over New York's minimum wage, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner publicly supported a boost to $15 per hour. Now she has done more than talk. The statewide...
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