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We last raised the US federal minimum wage 14 years ago. This is unacceptable

The minimum has been an unlivable $7.25 an hour under three presidents. Today’s wage is worth less than at any point since 1956

The Guardian - US

How the national minimum wage has effectively legitimised low pay in a generation

TWENTY-FIVE years ago this month the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 was passed, receiving royal assent to go on the statute book on July 31, 1998.…

The National (Scotland)

For sake of small restaurants, go slow on getting rid of subminimum wage

Not every restaurant, especially Chicago’s small neighborhood gems, can afford the higher pay for workers, perhaps even two years from now.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Chicago aims to boost pay for thousands of restaurant workers

Advocates hail potential for ‘historic moment’ as city council bill bids to increase pay from $9.48 an hour for tipped employees

The Guardian - US

Raising minimum wage benefits health of poor mothers and their babies, study finds

Raising the hourly minimum wage holds unexpected benefits for low-income pregnant women and their children, with increases as small as $1 helping to fend off events linked to poor health, researchers found.

Tribune News Service

‘Suit up for the backlash!’: The battle to regulate New York’s gig economy

The progressive politician Brad Lander says his attempts to establish a minimum wage for food delivery workers have met well-funded resistance from the sector’s leading companies

The Guardian - UK

Former Uber driver wins payout of £20,000 owed for more than seven years

James Farrar pursued ride-hailing firm for holiday pay and minimum wage after 2021 supreme court ruling

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The Ivy responds after restaurant staff claim share of tips have been cut

‘The prices on the menu have increased but staff are getting less’

Manchester Evening News

Tech companies block wage increase for New York City delivery workers

Doordash, GrubHub, Uber and Relay claim in lawsuits that the $17.96 per hour wage set to start on 12 July would deal blow to business

The Guardian - US

Ivy staff anger after restaurant chain cuts their share of service charge

Workers at Ivy Collection claim move offsets gains made from UK minimum wage rise

The Guardian - UK

New minimum wage rule for NYC food delivery workers temporarily halted by judge

A New York state judge issued a temporary halt to a new city law scheduled to go into effect next week, which requires minimum wage payments for app-based food delivery workers.

Tribune News Service

Delivery apps sue NYC over wage increase

The new minimum wage would be nearly triple the current rate of $7, excluding tips

Salon

Yellen says decoupling of US and Chinese economies 'impossible'

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Chinese economic officials and US business leaders on Friday as she tries to soothe mounting tensions between the world's two largest economies. Also, Twitter threatens legal action over Meta's new "Threads" app, and delivery app firms sue New York City over a minimum…

France 24

Door Dash, Uber sue NYC to halt minimum wage increase for food delivery drivers

NEW YORK — A new law raising the minimum wage for food delivery drivers in New York City hit a speed bump Thursday when the parent companies of Uber Eats, Doordash and other food delivery apps filed lawsuits contesting it in New York state court.

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Belfast Live

Belfast workers call for £12 minimum wage as Low Pay Commission visits

NI workers to give evidence at Belfast hearing as retail union USDAW says 'many are reaching breaking point'

Miami Herald

How Jamaica and its prime minister are becoming a mini-superpower in the Caribbean

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism — the engine of the economy — is once more booming.

Tribune News Service

Renton organizers close to getting $19 minimum wage on ballot

SEATTLE — After months of knocking on doors and campaigning outside grocery stores, organizers behind an initiative to raise Renton's minimum wage to about $19 an hour say they are close to qualifying for the November ballot.

The Guardian - US

Minimum hourly wage in swanky West Hollywood is the highest in the US

Business owners are concerned about growing labor costs they say could force them into financial hardship

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Los Angeles Times

West Hollywood will have the nation's highest minimum wage. Businesses owners are not happy

Thanks to a bump in his pay last summer, Norberto Ruiz was able to afford a $150 air conditioner to keep his family's two-bedroom home in North Hollywood from feeling like a furnace when temperatures soared.

Chicago Sun-Times

Cash in, cash out: Minimum wages rise, but so do gas and grocery taxes

The changes start Saturday, and supporters of low-wage staffers urge people to “check their check” to make sure they are getting what they are owed.

The Guardian - AU

Aged care, minimum wage and energy bills: here are the changes Australians will face on 1 July

The new financial year will usher in adjustments to laws and policy measures. Find out what will be different, and if you will benefit

Glasgow Live

Glasgow bar staff told real living wage to be 'reduced to minimum wage' as union slams plans

Brel workers were reportedly told by owners itison they will no longer be receiving a voluntary real living wage and will instead receive the minimum wage, with Unite Hospitality hitting out at the plans.

Manchester Evening News

Blackpool Pleasure Beach minimum wage breach 'was payroll oversight'

Chicago Tribune

Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing July 1. Here’s what to know

Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, hitting $15.80 per hour for many workers across the city.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham company failed to pay more than £300k to thousands of employees

The Department for Business and Trade on Wednesday, June 21, "named and shamed" two businesses based in the city after they did not pay staff the legal minimum wage

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