Governments’ embrace of high minimum wages is not a fad. It reflects the favourable attitude of many economists towards the ...

The federal minimum wage in the United States has been stuck at $7.25 per hour for well over a decade. Working a full-time job at that rate earns you just over $15,000 a year, which is below the ...

The national living wage is also set to go up according Chancellor Rachel Reeves, who was speaking ahead of her budget ...

SANTA FE, N.M. — The Santa Fe City Council approved a plan to raise the minimum wage and continue raising it based on housing costs in the city. City councilors voted Wednesday to increase Santa Fe’s ...

Minimum wage to rise by 4.1% from April, government says ahead of budget - The wage rate for young people will increase by ...

SANTA FE — The Santa Fe City Council voted on Wednesday to raise its minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 in 2027, eliciting praise from workers’ rights advocates across the City Different. But the ...

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The crowd at City Hall burst into applause following a City Council vote late Wednesday night to increase the city's minimum wage from $15 an hour to $17.50 an hour starting in 2027. The measure, ...

About 1.86 million of Australia's lowest paid workers will find out on Tuesday if they will receive a pay rise this year. The Australian Council of Trade Unions believes workers with the smallest pay ...

Unemployment has risen to its highest level in almost four years as the jobs market shows signs of weakening. The rate of unemployment rose to 5% in the three months to September, according to the ...