The Latest Breaking News from Minimum Wage

Phil Woolas obituary

Labour minister hailed for his contribution to modernising the party and fighting for a national minimum wage

The Guardian - UK · Mar 15

‘Everything is going up’: Americans struggle with affordability despite Trump’s claims

US workers are finding it difficult to afford basic necessities as the president claims ‘the economy is roaring back’

The Guardian - US · Mar 14

Labor must stop juicing house prices and make buying a home the Australian dream – not negatively gearing one

The rumours of action on the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing are louder than before any budget this century. But is the PM up to the task?

The Guardian - AU · Mar 11

US moves closer to tougher H-1B wage norms as proposal clears federal review

The US is moving closer to revising wage rules for foreign workers, with a proposed regulation affecting H-1B visas and employment-based green cards clearing federal review. This development could lead to increased minimum wage requirements for sponsored employees, impacting hiring costs and eligibility for foreign professionals, particularly those from India.

The Times of India · Feb 24

Young bearing the brunt of UK tax and wage changes, says BoE economist

Huw Pill warns combined effect of national insurance and minimum wage rises have ‘acute’ effect on youth employment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24

Do you remember your first crappy job? Today’s young people would wish for half your luck

The youth minimum wage is set to rise over this parliament, but it’s putting off employers from hiring people into their first roles, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20

Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears

Government considering delay to equalising national minimum wage after jump in youth unemployment

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

The brutal hunt for low-paid work: ‘It’s like The Hunger Games – but for a job folding clothes’

It used to be fairly easy to get work that paid at or around the minimum wage. But with a shrinking number of positions come ever more hoops to jump through, from personality tests, to trial shifts, to towers constructed of marshmallows

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spending

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18

Plans to equalise minimum wage for older and younger workers could be delayed

Minister insists government still committed to manifesto pledge

The Independent UK · Feb 18