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Nottingham workers earning £5,000 less than national average

It was labelled 'deeply concerning'

Nottingham Post

‘Not enough’: Hong Kong’s low-paid get $0.32 minimum wage bump

Increase of 6.25 percent after four-year freeze draws criticism from social welfare groups.

Al Jazeera

Brazil's Lula pledges new minimum wage policy, expanded tax exemption

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pledged on Sunday to introduce a new policy of real increases in the minimum wage and announced plans to raise the income tax exemption for lower-income earners.

Reuters

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Working our way back to health

Policies to improve the daily minimum wage for rural workers are hotly debated in the run-up to every election, with this year no exception ahead of the country's first general election in four years on May 14.

Bangkok Post

Pay rise comes for New Yorkers, but some chafe at compromise

A deal to raise the minimum wage in New York will keep the state on the list of places with the highest base pay for low-paid workers

The Independent UK

A Wildly Ambitious New Bill Would Raise the Minimum Wage for Hundreds of Thousands in California

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Capital & Main

Australia lifts minimum wage for skilled migrant workers

Australia will end a decade-old freeze on the minimum wage for skilled migrant workers as part of an overhaul of what the government describes as a broken migration system

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New Zealand’s millionaires pay lower tax rates than cashiers – it’s time to fix the system

Inland Revenue report finds New Zealand’s 311 wealthiest families pay 8.9% of their income in tax, compared to 10.5% paid by minimum wage workers

The Guardian - AU

Rental affordability decreases 44 per cent across Melbourne, Anglicare Victoria analysis reveals

An annual snapshot reveals the number of affordable rentals in Melbourne and regional Victoria decreased by 44 and 40 per cent respectively in one year.

ABC News

Rental affordability worst ever seen for minimum wage earners, Anglicare says

In annual snapshot less than 1% of listings were affordable for renters earning minimum wage and only four rooms in share houses for those on jobseeker

The Guardian - AU

For some workers, low-paying jobs might be more of a dead end than a stepping stone

The most recent rise in Aotearoa New Zealand’s minimum wage has again put the spotlight on low-wage jobs and the established belief that low wages are a starting point for workers who are quickly able to transition into higher-paid employment. But our research found the situation is not so straightforward.…

The Conversation

MP launches new Bill bid so carers are paid minimum wage for travelling time

Labour MP Paula Barker will unveil a Ten Minute Rule Bill next month to try and enforce existing legislation - and hand carers vital extra cash they should be getting anyway

Daily Mirror

Food delivery drivers are overworked and underpaid: Here’s how to help

A study shows the majority of transport gig workers rely on earnings to survive, but thousands are struggling on less than the minimum wage.

The New Daily

Taiwan’s Housing Crisis (Part 2): Taiwan's Housing Prices Have Grown Faster than Most Advanced Countries, But Its Economy Has Not

Since 1985, Taiwan’s real estate profits have grown by nearly 40 times, but the minimum wage has not even grown by four times. If the minimum wage had grown as quickly as real estate profits, it would have been close to NT$230,000 a month today.

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Belfast Live

Northern Ireland childminders open up on the crippling impact of cost-of-living crisis

"People are leaving because they're doing the maths and when they realise they're working for less than minimum wage."

Chronicle Live

Martin Lewis warns minimum wage workers of seven ways they could be 'underpaid'

The money expert told people not to assume they are being paid the correct amount by their employer, warning that up to half a million people may be getting less pay than they should

Wales Online

Martin Lewis warns people to check if they are missing out on minimum wage increase

People are being advised to keep an eye on their pay cheques as the National Minium wage increases

Liverpool Echo

ITV Good Morning Britain's Martin Lewis warns 500,000 earn less than they should

The consumer champion issued advice to anyone on the minimum wage

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Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning for minimum wage workers at risk of being underpaid

Workers are being advised to keep an eye on a variety of factors that could result in them being underpaid

Nottingham Post

Martin Lewis warns about eight ways employers avoid paying minimum wage

The National Minimum Wage rose from £9.50 to £10.42 per hour this month - but 500,000 people aren't getting the full amount, Mr Lewis claimed on Good Morning Britain

The Guardian - US

We must raise the minimum wage to a living wage

In the richest country on earth, if you work 40 hours a week you shouldn’t have to live in poverty

Los Angeles Times

LA City Council members propose $30-an-hour wage by 2028 for hotel and LAX workers

The minimum wages of workers at larger hotels and Los Angeles International Airport would rise to $30 an hour by 2028 under a proposal put forth Wednesday by several Los Angeles City Council members.

The New Daily

2023’s big battle: Inflation v Australia’s working poor

inflation and rising interest rates make Fair Work Commission's annual wage review a crucial decision as families face hip-pocket pain

Daily Record

Martin Lewis' MSE issues urgent warning to hundreds of thousands on minimum wage

The Money Saving Experts have warned that nearly 500,000 people are being payed less than the national minimum wage.

The Conversation

Alberta’s minimum wage report leaves out labour perspectives in favour of corporate interests

Alberta’s minimum wage expert panel report was recently released three years after it was submitted to the provincial government.

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