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AO World looking to automation and offshoring in face of wage cost surge

The group is set for around an extra £8 million a year in costs from April’s higher national insurance contributions and minimum wage rise.

Evening Standard

All Bangkok workers to get B400 minimum wage from July 1

An increase in the daily minimum wage to 400 baht for all workers in Bangkok will take effect on July 1.

Bangkok Post

Josh Hawley Wants To Raise the Minimum Wage

It’s not the only way the Republican senator is closer to democratic socialism than to traditional conservatism.

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GOP Senator Declares Having a Federal Minimum Wage 'Doesn't Make Any Sense'

Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) decried efforts to raise the federal minimum wage, questioning whether a nationwide wage floor should exist at all.

Latin Times

Conservative Senator Josh Hawley breaks ranks to introduce higher minimum wage bill, GOP horrified

Conservative senator's surprising bill could spark intra-party conflict.

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UK unemployment rises to a four-year high as firms cut back on hires

Employers are hesitant to recruit more staff as they contend with a rise in payroll taxes and a bumped-up minimum wage.

Euronews

12 Surprising Facts About Poverty in America

When we think about poverty in America, a specific image might come to mind, but the reality is often far more complex and widespread than we assume. The data reveals a story that challenges stereotypes and highlights systemic issues affecting millions of our neighbors. Understanding the true nature of economic…

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D.C. Pauses Plans To Hike Minimum Wage for Tipped Workers

The issue has long polarized a city that is dominated by liberal and progressive politics and politicians, some of whom have confronted that good intentions do not equal good outcomes here.

Reason

Wage rise not enough for lowest-paid workers: union

Australia's lowest-paid workers still won't have a liveable income despite an upcoming annualised 3.5 per cent boost in the minimum wage, trade unions say.

AAP

Minimum Wage Earners In For A 3.5% Boost Thanks To Annual Fair Work Commission Review

And that’s a win.

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Nebraska Republicans sought to weaken voter-backed paid sick leave. A Democrat helped them do it.

The Nebraska Legislature has passed a bill that significantly weakens a voter-backed measure requiring employers to offer paid sick leave

The Independent UK

BA and Pizza Express among companies that failed to pay minimum wage

More than 60,000 workers have received back pay worth £7.4m from 518 employers after HMRC investigations

The Guardian - UK

The 44 Scottish firms named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage

Pizza Express, Lidl, British Airways, and outsourcing firm Capita are among the British businesses named by the Government for failing to pay some…

The National (Scotland)

Pizza Express, Lidl and Halfords named by Government for minimum wage failures

The government has released a list of over 500 employers that underpaid workers

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Evening Standard

Capita, Pizza Express and Lidl named by Government for minimum wage failures

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) released a list of 518 employers and businesses that underpaid workers over several years.

Capital & Main

Los Angeles Hospitality Workers Win Olympian Pay Raise

Hotel industry predicts financial ruin, but data shows a $30-an-hour minimum wage will stabilize the city’s tourism ecosystem.

The Independent UK

Just 21 companies prosecuted in 15 years for not paying minimum wage

Exclusive: Prime mininster Keir Starmer under pressure to ensure workers get the wages they deserve

The National (Scotland)

How a family-run whisky distillery is facing up to Donald Trump's tariffs

“We just have to sit tight and hopefully come through it.”

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The Independent UK

DWP benefits and pension payments dates for May 2025

Benefits, state pensions and the minimum wage all rose last month

Fortune

Missouri upholds voter approval of $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave, turning back business challenge

The court rejected claims from business groups that the initiative's ballot summary and cost estimate were misleading.

Latin Times

Federal Minimum Wage Officially Falls Below Poverty Line. Trump Admin Has No Plans to Increase It

The federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not changed since 2009 despite a 37% increase in the cost of living.

AAP

WNBL's 'leap forward' with huge pay, salary cap bump

The WNBL's minimum wage will more than double under a new pay agreement years in the making that will also swell clubs' salary caps.

Capital & Main

Democratic and Republican Lawmakers Work to Undermine Voter-Backed Wage and Sick Leave Laws

Legislators from both parties and in multiple states are rolling back wage hikes and paid sick leave policies approved by voters.

The Conversation

Labor wants to give the minimum wage a real boost. The benefits would likely outweigh any downsides

Labor has called for an “economically sustainable real wage increase” for almost 3 million workers who depend on the award system for their wages.

Evening Standard

April Cruel Day: Millions of Londoners hit with big bills rises as tax changes 'to cost families £3,500'

Across London, average increases in council tax, water and energy will cost households around £400 a year

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