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Push in states for $20 minimum wage as inflation persists

Just years after labor activists persuaded a handful of states to raise their minimum wage to $15 per hour, workers initially thrilled with the pay bump are finding their hard-won gains erased by inflation

The Independent UK

The four payments and DWP benefits that will go up next week

A series of payment will rise in April, including the minimum wage and statutory sick pay

Manchester Evening News

‘An inherent indignity’: the fight to get workers with disability a living wage

Advocates are highlighting a system of state tax credits across the US that allow employers to pay employees as low as $3 an hour

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Tough Gig report reveals dire state of gig economy

Almost half of all Australian gig workers make less than the minimum wage even though most work long hours and during peak times.

The New Daily

Nearly half of gig workers make less than minimum wage

A survey of more than 1000 Australian gig workers has revealed almost half earn less than the minimum wage and three in four work long hours.

AAP

Disney World reaches union deal with minimum $18 hourly wage

Unions for service workers at Walt Disney World have reached a tentative deal with the company that would raise the starting minimum wage from $15 to $18 an hour

The Independent UK

'Fed up' California workers across industries demand more amid rising cost of living

Fast-food cooks and cashiers. Caretakers. Housekeepers. Hospital staff. School bus drivers. Custodians. State employees.

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‘I hate Europeans sometimes’: Waiter fumes over $70 tip left by tourists

A viral tweet has sparked debate over differences between the US and the rest of the world when it comes to tipping restaurant workers

The Independent UK

Full list of retailers giving pay rises - including Amazon, Aldi, Asda, Costa, Sainsbury's and M&S

The online retail giant is increasing pay by 50p per hour for workers across the country, with a number of big companies already confirmed to have increased wages.

Daily Record

Taiwan’s Housing Crisis (Part 1): Taiwan’s Housing Prices Are Among the Highest Globally but Wages Are One of the Lowest Among Advanced Countries

In countries with similar housing prices, the minimum wage is two to four times higher.

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American restaurant server fumes over $70 tip left by tourists

A viral tweet has sparked debate over differences between the US and the rest of the world when it comes to tipping restaurant workers

The Independent UK

Union secures £15 minimum wage for lowest-paid workers in Scottish Parliament

THE union representing the lowest paid workers in the Scottish Parliament has secured a landmark £15 per hour minimum wage following industrial…

The National (Scotland)

Minister coy on inflation-linked minimum wage rise

Katy Gallagher is yet to indicate whether the government would advocate for a minimum wage increase that delivered a real rise amid high inflation.

The New Daily

Wage hikes could harm economy

Political parties are being urged to stop wooing voters by promising them unrealistic leaps in daily minimum wage rates which many experts warn will do more harm than good to the country's economic system.

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The Independent UK

Greece raises minimum wage to pre-bailout levels

Greece has announced an increase in the minimum wage that will restore pay to levels existing before sweeping cuts were imposed more than a decade ago during an international bailout

Orlando Sentinel

$17.50 an hour? Hospitality companies say quality pay brings quality staff

When Eddie Hamann heard his employees found it hard to make ends meet in Orlando, he saw an opportunity to help.

Tribune News Service

In historic shift, Minnesota pushes to abolish subminimum wages for people with disabilities

Todd Beck once thought he would spend his entire career sorting through metal garbage at a warehouse-like center in northern Minnesota where he was paid based on how quickly he emptied barrels of discarded tin.

The Guardian - UK

Calls to close loophole that puts UK domestic workers at risk of ‘slavery’

Government yet to overhaul family worker exemption, which permits live-in staff to be paid less than national minimum wage

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Everything that's going to cost more from April - from prescriptions to energy bills

The start of the new tax year is the signifier for various annual price rises

Manchester Evening News

Everything that's going up in price from April - including energy bills, water, broadband and more

The new tax year will bring in a series of financial changes

The Guardian - UK

Artists in UK public sector making far below minimum wage, survey finds

Exclusive: report describes culture of low fees and exploitation as research finds median hourly rate of £2.60 an hour

Wales Online

Hen and stag nights hit by soaring prices of flights and booze

Brits toasting their nearly nuptialed pals are shelling out £385 - more than the weekly salary minimum wage salary - on transport, accommodation and drink, one company has claimed

Daily Mirror

Stag and hen do costs double as Brits face soaring prices on flights and booze

Brits toasting their nearly nuptialed pals are shelling out £385 - more than the weekly salary minimum wage salary - on transport, accommodation and drink, one company has claimed

Irish Mirror

Woman awarded €200,000 from her ex in back payment for 25 years of housework

The judge ordered Ivana'a ex-husband to pay her €204,624.86 based on the minimum wage of the work she had done

Chronicle Live

What is the national minimum wage and when will it go up across the country?

Millions of low-paid workers across the country will soon see a slight boost to their wages

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