California Bureaucrats Want to Take Over Your Local Fast Food Joint Where have we heard before about government councils dictating terms to nominally private enterprise? Reason · Sep 2, 2022
Soaring costs could strip ‘basic dignity’ from millions in UK Annual income survey finds national minimum wage will often fail to cover even a ‘no frills’ lifestyle The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2022
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase? TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’ The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
2 immigrant temp workers file lawsuit against Illinois staffing agency, alleging wage cuts and denied work at height of pandemic Since migrating to the United States nearly two decades ago, Patricia Martinez, now 55, and a mother of two adult children, found a livelihood working through staffing agencies. Though some days felt heavier than others, she was grateful to have a job even if it meant earning the minimum wage. Chicago Tribune · Aug 30, 2022
For job searchers, $20 per hour is the new $15 Inflation and a labor shortage pushed up wages faster than anyone could've imagined a decade ago, when Fight for $15 was founded. Axios · Aug 30, 2022
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase? TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’ The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase? TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’ The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2022
Where £15 per hour minimum wage would have most impact Regional variations mean that a raise in minimum wage would impact more full-time workers in some regions of the UK than others Wales Online · Aug 28, 2022
Business lobby calls to open temporary skilled migration to all jobs earning more than $90,000 Business Council of Australia also calls for migrant intake boost as Greens set up Senate standoff to raise wages in female-dominated industries The Guardian - AU · Aug 26, 2022
Greens want pay rises for women and minimum wage earners in exchange for supporting jobs summit outcomes The Greens declare they will push for additional pay rises for workers on the minimum wage and those in women-dominated industries in exchange for supporting any legislative proposals stemming from the government's jobs summit. ABC News · Aug 26, 2022
A £15 national minimum wage won't tackle the cost of living crisis — an economist explains why Since it was introduced 23 years ago, the national minimum wage has raised the incomes of millions of Britons and reduced inequality. The Conversation · Aug 26, 2022
Daily minimum wage to rise by 5% from Oct 1 Thailand’s daily minimum wage, frozen since January 2020, is set to rise by an average of 5% from Oct 1 to help workers cope with inflation that is near a 14-year high. Bangkok Post · Aug 26, 2022
What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase? TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’ The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022
£15 per hour minimum wage would impact half of Scottish workforce One union has called for the minimum wage to be increased across the country Insider UK · Aug 25, 2022
Edinburgh Live · Aug 24, 2022 Calls for Government to raise minimum wage to £15 per hour 'as soon as possible' The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is calling for the the minimum wage to increase to £15 as regular pay has only increased 4.7 per cent while the rate of inflation hit 10.1 per cent.
Chronicle Live · Aug 24, 2022 Trades Union Congress calls for minimum wage to be raised to £15 an hour for all workers Trade union bosses have called on the Government to draw up plans to give families 'long-term financial security'
The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022 Criminal barrister strike is no surprise – their pay can start at less than minimum wage Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out, indefinite strike after years of declining pay. This industrial action will begin in the first week of September and escalates existing instances of withdrawn labour in relation to cases funded by criminal legal aid.
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase? TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’
Liverpool Echo · Aug 24, 2022 Minimum wage should be increased to £15 an hour 'as soon as possible' The current minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over is £9.50
Daily Mirror · Aug 24, 2022 Raise minimum wage to £15 an hour as low-paid pushed to 'brink', TUC warns TUC boss Frances O'Grady warned that millions of low-paid workers 'live wage packet to wage packet' and they are now being 'pushed to the brink by eye-watering bills and soaring prices'
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Cost of living news – live: Calls for £15 minimum wage as energy price cap to rise Trade Unions Congress calls for change for lowest-paid workers ‘as soon as possible’
The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022 Cost of living news: London bus drivers latest to strike in call for pay rise It comes as new energy price cap expected later this week
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 TUC unveils plan for £15 minimum wage as cost-of-living crisis bites Government promise of ‘high wage economy’ needs more than ‘wishful thinking’, unions say
Bangkok Post · Aug 23, 2022 Parsing the minimum wage hike debate As Thai workers feel the pinch of soaring living expenses, the government has announced plans to raise the daily minimum wage by October to help alleviate the burden. However, some analysts argue the key to raising the quality of the Thai workforce lies in productivity.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2022 TUC picks opportune moment to call for rise in minimum wage Analysis: £15 an hour is ‘logical next step’ amid cost of living crisis but neither Labour or Tories likely to back campaign