The Latest Breaking News from Minimum Wage

The federal minimum wage for tipped workers has stood at US$2.13 an hour since 1991. Back then, it amounted to half the $4.25 regular minimum wage. But Congress has failed to increase the tipped minimum while periodically raising the regular wage floor. Today, the tipped rate is less than one-third…

California voters are considering Proposition 32 to raise the state's minimum wage to per hour, impacting 2 million workers and sparking debate on econ...

Rises in state pension and minimum wage garner praise from Rachel Reeves’s constituents

COMMENT : Will a bump in the minimum wage and stamp duty changes that affect first-time buyers really help a generation who can barely afford to pay the rent? Perhaps, says personal finance influencer Kia Commodore

For the first time in 14 years, it was a Labour chancellor who delivered the UK budget. And for the first time ever, that chancellor was a woman. But Rachel Reeves faces an almighty task: plugging a £40 billion spending gap in the knowledge that pre-election promises not to raise…

The minimum wage for 18 to 20-year-olds will rise 16 per cent to £10 as part of a plan to equalise the rate with older earners

Christina French, founder of an electrical contracting business, fears she will have to sell one of her businesses to make ends meet.

Who are the winners and losers from the Budget?

National Minimum Wage increases and an increase in employer National Insurance contributions in the Autumn Budget may be the final nails in the…

Working families with a mortgage face risk of a double blow of higher rates and wage growth slump

Having announced minimum wage boost, chancellor to say she can spare working people from tax rises