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Seattle's Delivery Minimum Wage Failed Drivers and Raised Costs

Increased hourly rates corresponded with lower tips and fewer orders to share between drivers, leaving gig workers no better off than they were before the law passed.

Reason · Dec 20, 2025

With UK unemployment rising, will the government’s plan for young people pay off? An economist’s view

There are nearly one million young people in the UK who are not in employment, education or training (so-called Neets). After falling in number during the 2010s before the pandemic, this cohort of 16 to 24-year-olds has grown from 750,000 only six years ago. This is a worrying shift, for…

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025

109 Times People Decided They Were Not Paid Enough To Care To Do Their Job Well (New Pics)

There's no need to go above and beyond at work if you're earning minimum wage. Far too many people are already experiencing burnout, and we all know that your efforts might never be rewarded. But you still have to at least pretend that you care about your job, otherwise you…

Bored Panda · Dec 9, 2025

Santa Fe’s Plan for a Real Minimum Wage Offers Lessons for Costly California

New Mexico’s fourth largest city is integrating the average rent into calculations of its lowest pay rate.

Capital & Main · Nov 28, 2025

Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents

The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025

Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns

Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025

What a freeze on income tax thresholds means for you

The freeze on income tax thresholds has been extended until the 2030-2031 tax year for taxpayers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This extension is projected to raise £7.6 billion in revenue by 2030 and will lead to an increase in the number of UK taxpayers. The policy relies on…

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Millions of UK Minimum Wage Earners to Get Pay Rise, but Business Leaders Warn Against Possible Backlash

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the pay increase for millions of low-income workers, causing concern for business experts.

International Business Times UK · Nov 26, 2025

Budget 2025 live: IFS warn Rachel Reeves she is ‘disincentivising growth’ after Starmer defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning for workers on minimum wage

Almost 400,000 people on minimum wage should check that they are not being underpaid, Martin Lewis has explained.

The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025