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Government Backs Another Minimum Wage Rise, Plays Down Inflation Risks

The government says the country's lowest paid workers should get a rise in line with the CPI indicator, which went up 3.4 percent in the 12 months to January.

March 25, 2024BY Rex Widerstrom

Minimum Wage in These Provinces Is Set to Increase This Year

Canadians in several provinces will see an increase in the minimum wage this year. Here are the provinces ...

February 28, 2024BY Chandra Philip

Minimum Wage Hikes Fuel Homelessness in US: Study

Higher minimum wages lead to more people becoming homeless, according to a recent study that identified a clear ...

July 11, 2023BY Naveen Athrappully

Increasing the Minimum Wage Is a Matter of Survival: Union Boss

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) has said a seven percent pay rise to all award wages ...

March 29, 2023BY Victoria Kelly-Clark

Long Beach Adopts $25 Minimum Wage for Private Health Care Workers

The Long Beach City Council voted unanimously Aug. 2 to boost the city’s minimum wage for health care ...

August 5, 2022BY Alice Sun

Los Angeles Approves Health Care Worker Wage Hike

LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council gave final approval on June 29 to an ordinance raising the minimum ...

July 5, 2022BY Epoch Times Staff

Minimum Wage Rises in Multiple States; Meta Cuts Hiring Plans, Braces for Downturn | NTD Business

Many parts of the United States are raising the minimum wage, aiming to make sure the lowest-paid can keep ...

July 1, 2022BY Paul Greaney

Minimum Wage Rates Go Up Friday in City, Unincorporated LA County

LOS ANGELES—Minimum-wage workers in the City of Los Angeles will get a modest pay boost starting July 1, ...

June 30, 2022BY City News Service

Make No Mistake, Higher Minimum Wages Have Unintended Consequences

Commentary The Australian Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) recent decision to increase the federal minimum wage by 5.2 percent ...

June 29, 2022BY Sebastian Tofts-Len

New Minimum Wage Rise to Devastate Business Community: Australian Industry Groups

Australian industry groups have warned that the new wave of minimum wage increases could push businesses across the ...

June 16, 2022BY Alfred Bui

T-Mobile Offering $20 Minimum Hourly Rate For All Employees

T-Mobile employees are getting a new hourly minimum wage of $20, according to an announcement Friday by the ...

December 15, 2021BY Naveen Athrappully

Australia Increases Minimum Wage to $20.33 Per Hour

Industry groups have criticised the decision to increase Australia's minimum wage to $20.33 (US$15.45) per hour, saying it was ...

June 16, 2021BY Rebecca Zhu

Fast-Food Workers Demand Wage Increase to $15 Hourly

Fast-food workers rallied at a church and testified before Gov. Andrew Cuomo's wage board Monday, demanding a pay ...

June 15, 2015BY seth

Your Chipotle Burrito Just Got Better, and It’s Not About the Taste

Chipotle recently said they' plan to expand worker benefits like paid sick leave to all their staff. Do ...

June 8, 2015BY Annie Wu

Here’s Why Walmart Will Spend $1Billion on Raises for 500,000 Workers

As Walmart hopes to improve its reputation, America's largest employer's move may signify a big change for other ...

February 19, 2015BY Mary Silver

Biden Supports LA Mayor, City Council in Minimum Wage Hike

LOS ANGELES—On Tuesday members of the Los Angeles City Council voted to draft an ordinance raising the minimum ...

October 8, 2014BY Sarah Le

25 Million Would Benefit From Minimum Wage Raise

Study finds that 5 or 6 million low-wage workers would be raised out of poverty by raising the ...

June 16, 2014BY Gary Feuerberg

State’s Legislative Work May End With a Whimper

Facing fall re-election campaigns and an increasingly volatile political climate, state lawmakers are expected to adjourn their 2014 ...

June 9, 2014BY Josefa Velasquez