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| WA state minimum wage increased ABC Online The State Industrial Relations Commission has ruled WA's minimum wage be increased by just over $20 a week. Business groups were advocating for an $11 a week rise while unions submitted that a $42 a week rise would be appropriate. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DA wants youth wage subsidy in KZN News24 Pietermaritzburg - DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko has called on KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize to implement the youth wage subsidy. "I am here to offer a challenge to Mkhize," she said during a march in Pietermaritzburg on Monday. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| WA minimum wage jumps $20 a week Sydney Morning Herald About 100000 West Australians workers on the state's minimum wage will receive a 3.4 per cent pay rise of $20.60 per week in the coming weeks following a Western Australian Industrial Relations Commission decision today. The increase would bring the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Low-paid wage lift not enough- UnionsWA Sky News Australia Low-paid wage lift not enough- UnionsWA Updated: 20:54, Monday June 11, 2012 The WA Industrial Relations Commission has increased the minimum wage by 3.4 per cent but UnionsWA was seeking a seven per cent rise. The WA Industrial Relations Commission on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Workers beset by 'wage theft,' advocates say Houston Chronicle Leslie Gilbert, a former employee of Focus Care Home Health in Grand Rapids, Mich., displays the check she was sent in compensation for back wages. It was for the wrong amount, and unsigned. She's since filed a complaint with the state. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wage subsidy talks to be speeded up News24 Johannesburg - The process of adopting a youth wage subsidy is being speeded up, Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel said on Monday. Replying to a written parliamentary question from Democratic Alliance MP Kenneth Mubu, Patel said moves were ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| DA marches for wage subsidy News24 Now R253.95 Pietermaritzburg - Hundreds of DA supporters marched in central Pietermaritzburg on Monday to demand the immediate introduction of a youth wage subsidy. Democratic Alliance parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko and provincial leader Sizwe ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SA cannot afford wage strikes – Standard Bank Independent Online WITH the opening salvos of the public sector wage negotiations fired, in which the unions have rejected the government's improved offer of 6.5 percent, the stage looks set for another contentious bargaining season, according to Standard Bank. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Wage increase needed to avoid working poor: McGurk Sydney Morning Herald That is why she is hoping for an increase of seven per cent to the minimum wage, which is to be decided this afternoon by the WA Industrial Relations Commission. The current minimum wage is just over $600 a week Ms McGurk said there could be as many as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| DA hands youth wage subsidy challenge to KZN premier Mail & Guardian Online DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko has called on KwaZulu-Natal premier Zweli Mkhize to implement the youth wage subsidy. DA parliamentary leader Lindiwe Mazibuko. (David Harrison, M&G) "I am here to offer a challenge to Mkhize," she said during a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dads worth less than moms around house-study Reuters * Wages for household work 3 times greater for women-report * Men's household wages not keeping up with inflation June 11 (Reuters) - Fathers of America, you may consider yourselves indispensable, but a new survey says you're only worth about one-third ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Wage hike would help women Albany Times Union By MARGOT DORFMAN, Commentary While some portray debate over the minimum wage as a fight between business and workers, raising the minimum wage is in reality good for both. The business owners I talk with every day believe that, far from hurting their ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Home » Minimum wage to rise by $20.60pw WA Business News Unions and the Greens have lambasted the state government for being "out of touch" with low-paid workers after the industrial umpire awarded a 3.4 per cent increase to Western Australia's minimum wage. The WA Industrial Relations Commission unanimously ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| New wage agreement for police on agenda Huntington Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON -- Huntington City Council will vote on a resolution Monday, June 11, that authorizes a new wage and benefit agreement between the city and the Huntington Police Department's union. The proposed three-year contract would mark the first time ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Gov. Cuomo's popularity rises, voters want minimum wage increase: poll New York Post Meantime voters by 77-18 percent back increasing the state's $7.25-an-hour minimum wage to $8.50 next year as proposed by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan). "There is the potential for a politically popular deal to be made between Assembly ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Zweli Mkhize must join us on Youth Wage Subsidy - Lindiwe Mazibuko Politicsweb Helen Zille, premier of the Western Cape and leader of the DA, recently called for provinces to receive their proportional share of the R5 billion earmarked by the National Treasury to implement the youth wage subsidy. This money presently sits idle in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Is the DA wrong about the youth wage subsidy? Moneyweb.co.za The DA asserts that a youth wage subsidy, would create 423 000 jobs. But does any of this withstand scrutiny? Nearly four in ten South Africans in the labour force, over 4m people, are unemployed. Of these, 44% have never worked before, 68% have been ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Zweli Mkhize's statement on DA Youth Wage Subsidy march Politicsweb "We have long expressed our support for the youth wage subsidy which was initially announced by the Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan two years ago with an allocation of about R5-billion in the February Budget estimates." "We have expressed our hope that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Bulgarian, Greek Tourism Wage Cut-Price War Novinite.com The fight for tourists has reached fever pitch in Bulgaria and Greece, which are offering a range of last-minute cut-price deals to lure visitors. Greece is set to determine more Bulagrian tourists this summer with a 30% discount on its prices in a bid ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Progress Report for Adoption of Minimum Wage in China (May 2012) Environmental Expert (press release) To tackle the issue, the government's plan foresees an increase to the minimum wage in addition to extending coverage of the social welfare and healthcare systems during this period. Since becoming effective on March 1, 2004, the legislation for ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| RALPH NADER: Don't 30 million workers deserve 1968 wages? Torrington Register Citizen Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) introduced the "Catching Up to 1968 Act of 2012" (HR 5901) — legislation to raise the federal minimum wage to $10 per hour. The present minimum wage is $7.25, way below the unrealistically low federal poverty definition of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Attempts to speed up youth wage subsidy Eyewitness News CAPE TOWN - Economic Development Minister Ebrahim Patel on Monday confirmed that attempts to speed up the youth wage subsidy were underway. He said efforts to accelerate talks at national level continue. The scheme sparked heated debate, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Semi-skilled builders see wages drop, report says Phnom Penh Post Real wages for Cambodia's semi-skilled construction workers fell during the past five years, according to a recent report from market research firm BDLINK Cambodia. Unskilled workers, however, were better off last year then they were in 2007. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dads worth less than moms around house: study Reuters Insurance news and data website Insure.com released its annual Father's Day Index on Monday, an attempt to calculate the value in wage terms of the work a father typically does around the house. The value this year was some $20248, about $1000 less ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Jesse Jackson Jr. Leads the Charge on Increasing the Minimum ... By The Tom Joyner Morning Show Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. is leading the fight to increase the minimum wage. The congressman would like to see every American get a wage of at least $10 per hour, which is an increase from the current rate of $7.25 per hour. Majic 102.3 | ||
| VIDEO: Festival celebrates 1910 minimum wage victory over ... By Pete Murray 'Chainmakers strikers would be really shocked at what is happening to women workers today' - Unite's Diana Holland tells UnionNews. UnionNews | ||
| How to find jobs for youth | Times of Zambia By mitia Many would lose their jobs, and few new jobs would be created. That example suggests that the removal of legal minimum wage legislation would make many more jobs available. But its removal would look heartless, and it would spark strong ... Times of Zambia | ||
| Why Are So Many People So Poor in America? « Poverty & Policy By Kathryn Baer We've had "a flood of low-wage jobs," he says. And "people in the bottom half have been absolutely stuck." Well, not quite, but pretty damn near. Between 1968 and 2010, inflation-adjusted incomes of households in the bottom half grew, ... Poverty & Policy | ||
| Are SA's unskilled workers overpaid? | Public Eye Online By godfrey The report recommends draconic cuts in the lowest wages and says that the country needs more inequality. The proposals are immoral and would further weaken the low economic demand for goods and services inherited by colonialism and ... Public Eye Online | ||
| Big Government, Unions, and Minimum Wage. Why all Three are ... By The Patriot Many people know that Big Government, Unions and the Minimum Wage are a drag on our economy, but don't know how to argue that position effectively. Lets run through the cons of each of these and see exactly how they affect the ... The Constitution Club | ||
| Newcastle Likely To Miss Out On Junior Hoilett By Ed Harrison It seems the wages he wants will not be forthcoming from a German club, and Turkish club Galatasaray, who were linked with Newcastle striker Demba Ba yesterday, are said to be willing to offer Hoilett a huge wage. The fact that he wants ... The Newcastle United Blog | ||
| Want DOL to Do Your FLSA Audit, or Should You Do It ... By Steve Bruce It shouldn't be hard to calculate pay and overtime, yet employers are losing big-dollar wage and hour lawsuits with alarming frequency. What's happening and. Compensation Daily Advisor | ||
| Currently Reading - and another thing ... The policy behind the minimum wage, first enacted in 1938 under President Franklin Roosevelt, was to provide a minimally livable wage. This implied at least keeping up with inflation, if not with..." and another thing ... | ||
| Iowan's Jobless and Injury Benefits Increase | Oskaloosa News By Press Release The rise in benefits was triggered by an increase in wages covered by unemployment insurance. The average annual wage for insured Iowa workers increased to $38949.32 in 2011. The new benefit payment schedules will apply to people ... Oskaloosa News | ||
| Goodwill pays disabled employees far below minimum wage ... A little-known loophole in the U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act is permitting Goodwill Industries, one of the best-known nonprofits in the world, to pay some of its disabled employees far less than minimum wage, the National Federation of the ... eWallstreeter | ||
| Working At The Bottom Of The Food Chain - The Dish | By Andrew ... By Andrew Sullivan A new report from the Food Chain Workers Alliance found that only 13.5 percent of food workers make a liveable wage: The [report] looks at five aspects of the food industry — food production, processing, distribution, retail, and service — and ... The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan | ||
| tipped minimum wage has not increased since 1991 By Spence Cooper While minimum wage for most industries has gone up, the tipped minimum wage for waiters and servers has remained stagnant. FriendsEAT.com | ||
| 10 Best Practices For Avoiding Tip-Related Liability : Hospitality ... By Kara M. Maciel Under federal law, and the law of most states, an employer may pay less than the minimum wage to any employee who regularly and customarily receives tips. The difference between the minimum wage and the hourly wage rate is called the ... Hospitality Labor and Employment... |
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| Justice for Janitors and Low-Wage Workers: Janitors in Houston ... The janitors are currently paid an hourly wage of $8.35 and earn an average of $8684 annually. They seek a raise to $10 an hour over the next three years, but ... www.reddit.com/.../justice_for_janitors_and_lowwage_worker... |
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