The Latest Breaking News from Minimum Wage

Pub sparks fury with sausage roll that costs more than minimum wage

Pastry lovers have been left gobsmacked after learning of a pub sausage roll that costs £7.50, a price tag higher than the national hourly minimum wage in the UK for under 21s

Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2022

There’s a simple way to fight the cost of living emergency: a £15 an hour minimum wage

Opponents say this will lead to a wage-price spiral – but that’s an argument that’s stuck in the 1970s, says Labour MP Nadia Whittome

The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2022

Union attacks wage delay proposition

Unions have criticised the push by business groups for a delay in any minimum wage rise, due to uncertain economic conditions and increasing costs.

AAP · Jun 6, 2022

Australia's new PM backs wage hike to ease inflation pain

Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consumer price inflation.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Unions back minimum wage submission – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 2, 2022

New govt backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

AAP · Jun 2, 2022

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives.

The Conversation · Jun 2, 2022

PM to make 'fair' wage increase case

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have until the end of the week to make a submission on the government's position for a rise to the minimum wage.

AAP · May 31, 2022

Pay may be up for the UK’s lowest earners, but so are work demands and stress levels

Firms are compensating for higher wages by cutting ‘on-the-job leisure episodes’ and raising work intensity, new research finds

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

What happens to employment when the minimum wage is increased?

Data shows that minimum wage increases can lead to short term increases in employment for some of those workers.

USAFacts · May 26, 2022