New calls for £15 National Minimum Wage to help workers of all ages during cost of living crisis The TUC wants to see an end to 'low-pay Britain for good’. Daily Record · Dec 2, 2022
Around 900,000 under-21s 'hugely out of pocket' due to lower rate of minimum wage According to the Trade Union Congress the the "pay penalty" facing young people as a result of lower rates of minimum wage stands at around £2.5billion Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022
Khanna counters Manchin with wage bill Khanna takes page out of Manchin playbook, pushes to attach a $15 minimum wage to the annual military spending bill Salon · Nov 30, 2022
This Inglewood carwash paid workers $7 an hour, state officials say. The penalty: Over $900,000 In the latest crackdown against wage theft in Southern California, state officials said Tuesday they would penalize an Inglewood carwash operator more than $900,000 for paying workers far below the minimum wage and denying them overtime and rest breaks. Los Angeles Times · Nov 29, 2022
‘The success is inspirational’: the Fight for $15 movement 10 years on Federal lawmakers failed to increase the minimum wage, but US workers made other gains, and they are setting their sights on new goals The Guardian - US · Nov 23, 2022
Fight over health care minimum wage yields a split decision in Southern California LOS ANGELES — An expensive fight over health worker pay in two Southern California cities appears to have ended in a draw, with each side claiming a victory and a loss. Tribune News Service · Nov 18, 2022
Anger as Jeremy Hunt orders 600,000 workers to do more hours - despite childcare freeze Jeremy Hunt yesterday announced that those who work 15 to 35 hours a week for minimum wage will be “required” to meet a work coach “to increase their hours or earnings”, and it is understood those who do not co-operate could face sanctions Daily Mirror · Nov 18, 2022
Autumn Budget 2022: Check how much better or worse off you'll be with our online calculator You can use our online calculator to show how much better or worse off you'll be after Jeremy Hunt's autumn Statement Chronicle Live · Nov 17, 2022
Lula's push to boost spending in Brazil rattles markets Brazilian investors are showing concern over President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's promises to sustain a massive welfare program, increase the minimum wage and boost health and education spending The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Autumn Statement calculator shows how your payslip and energy bills will change The Mirror has pulled together a calculator to show how the Autumn Statement changes to Minimum Wage and energy bills will affect your wallet and household bills Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022
Government approves plan for new national 'living wage' in 2026 The new scheme will be brought in gradually over a four-year period starting next year and will be set at 60% of the hourly median wage Dublin Live · Nov 17, 2022
Jeremy Hunt clobbers ALL Brits with barrage of tax rises and cuts as UK in recession Jeremy Hunt has announced tens of billions of pounds of cuts and stealth tax rises in the Autumn budget statement - from council tax and income tax to energy bills, minimum wage and the state pension and benefits Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022
Autumn Statement: Minimum living wage to rise by 92p an hour from next year At present the minimum wage is £9.50 for over-23s, £9.18 for 21 and 22 year olds, £6.83 for 18 to 20 year olds and £4.81 for under 18s and apprentices. Daily Record · Nov 17, 2022
Jeremy Hunt announces minimum wage will rise by just 92p - as inflation soars Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced in his Autumn budget this morning that the national minimum wage will go up from April 2023 - taking the new hourly rate up to £10.42 Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022
Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022 Everything you need to do NOW to protect your money ahead of Autumn Statement The Autumn Statement is set to confirm about £21billion of tax rises and £33billion of public spending cuts a year by 2027/28, to try and fill the £54billion black hole
Evening Standard · Nov 16, 2022 I was the intern who stole loo roll from Tatler — now I realise I was lucky Here’s a story that might get me arrested: when I was an intern at Condé Nast in 2011 — working for minimum wage at society bible Tatler (probably the only person in the entire editorial staff who’d gone to a state school but that’s a story for another day) —…
Daily Mirror · Nov 15, 2022 Minimum wage will rise in Autumn Budget 'by 90p an hour' as inflation soars The minimum wage is currently £9.50 an hour for people under 23, and a rise in April 2023 is due to be confirmed in the Autumn Statement. According to The Times, it could hit £10.40
Daily Mirror · Nov 10, 2022 'Joining OnlyFans made me a fortune - but it has ruined my dating life' A woman swapped her life flipping burgers for a life of luxury after deciding she'd had enough of making minimum wage at a fast-food joint, instead opting to sell content on OnlyFans
Reason · Nov 9, 2022 Worries About Inflation Didn't Stop Voters From Approving Minimum Wage Increases A minimum wage increase passed in Nebraska and appears to have done the same in Nevada. In D.C., tipped workers will get a possibly unwelcome increase as well.
Orlando Sentinel · Nov 3, 2022 Disney, other tourism workers need $18 minimum wage, report says ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando’s tourism workers, long among the lowest paid in the region’s economy, must earn at least $18 per hour to meet basic needs, a hospitality industry union argues in a report released Thursday.
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022 Union: Orlando tourism workers need $18 an hour to survive Workers in central Florida’s tourism industry are pushing to raise their minimum wage to at least $18 an hour, arguing that rising rents and inflation have cut into their ability to make ends meet
Salon · Oct 29, 2022 Fetterman says Oz neglects workers "If Oz does not believe that we need a higher minimum wage, then he should move out of his ten mansions"
France 24 · Oct 29, 2022 Brazil's Bolsonaro and Lula spar in bruising final debate before vote Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva faced off in a final debate before their runoff election Sunday, focusing mainly on economic hardships.
The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2022 Brazil's Bolsonaro, Lula face off in last debate before vote Former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and incumbent Jair Bolsonaro faced off on Friday in the last debate before Brazil’s elections on Sunday
Los Angeles Times · Oct 28, 2022 California union alleges that fast-food effort to block new labor law is 'willfully misleading voters' California's largest union on Thursday lodged a complaint with state officials alleging that a fast-food industry coalition violated state election rules in its campaign to block a landmark labor law from going into effect.