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OUTRAGE OVER PROPOSAL TO LET EMPLOYERS POOL OR POCKET WORKERS' TIPS
There's always been an exemption from the federal minimum wage for tipped employees... READ MORE›
'A THIRD' OF EMMANUEL MACRON'S MPS ARE 'CONSIDERING QUITTING' DUE TO LACK OF MORALE
At the time, Richard Ferrand, head of the LRM parliamentary group, said It's a question of time... READ MORE›
'I WAS BULLIED AND UNDERPAID': ONE IN THREE BACKPACKERS PAID HALF MINIMUM WAGE
A new report has found one in three international students and backpackers in Australia are being paid about half the legal minimum wage... READ MORE›
DESPERATE PLIGHT OF MILLIONS NOT ON LIVING WAGE
More than a third of people who earn less than the real living wage have reported regularly skipping meals to save money, according to a report... READ MORE›
WE BAILED OUT THE BANKERS AND YET WERE READY TO THROW CARE WORKERS TO THE WOLVES
Then, the government stepped in to prevent people losing thousands of pounds in savings and to avoid economic catastrophe... READ MORE›
SACKING OF FERRARI SHOWROOM CLEANERS SPARKS PROTEST OUTSIDE LUXURY CAR STORE
Petros Elia, general secretary of UVW, which represents Lopez and Valencia Bolanos, said the pair had been suspended after initially balloting for strike action... READ MORE›
CHURCH-BACKED CLEANING FIRM TO GIVE STAFF LONDON LIVING WAGE AND GUARANTEED HOURS
A church-backed commercial cleaning company which pays its staff the London living wage is aiming to win business from established firms by promoting ethical principles... READ MORE›
WHY EAST EUROPE'S WAGE BOOM MAY NOT BE A JOB KILLER
Surging salaries from Prague to Budapest may not pose the threat to eastern Europe's cheap labor model that some doomsayers predict... READ MORE›
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CARRIER UNION LEADER: TRUMP'S ATTACK MEANS I'M DOING MY JOB
President-elect Donald Trump waves hello before speaking at Carrier, Thursday, December 1, 2016, about keeping jobs in America... READ MORE›
BRUTAL REALITY OF LOWER BENEFIT CAP HITS HOME FOR STRUGGLING FAMILIES
Tens of thousands more UK households will see their benefits capped on Monday despite little proof it grows employment... READ MORE›
RECORD 60% OF BRITONS IN POVERTY ARE IN WORKING FAMILIES - STUDY
In-work poverty disproportionately concentrated in households in private rented housing as rising living costs bite... READ MORE›
MINIMUM WAGE TO RISE BY 20P AN HOUR
'On your side' The 3 increase in the national minimum wage for adult workers is the biggest real-terms rise in seven years... READ MORE›
NHS STAFF STRIKE IN DISPUTE OVER PAY
Workers from seven trade unions took part from 07 00 to 11 00 BST in England, while two unions were involved in Northern Ireland... READ MORE›
POLICE AND FEAR STALK THE STREETS OF DHAKA AS CLOTHES WORKERS FIGHT FOR MORE THAN ?54 A MONTH
There is no scope to increase the wages of ready-made garment workers at this moment, he says... READ MORE›
CEO WHO SET FIRM'S MINIMUM WAGE AT $70,000 HITS HARD TIMES
Mr Price lost two of his most valued employees when they became angry that lower-skilled workers were being paid a similar salary... READ MORE›
HILLARY'S OPEN BORDERS 'DREAM' IS A NIGHTMARE FOR WORKERS
Hillary's dream of open borders is a nightmare for wage earners... READ MORE›
JASON MOYER-LEE: WHY THE GIG ECONOMY IS A THREAT TO US ALL
His involvement in trade unions stems from his student days at Soas University of London... READ MORE›
FIRST MAJOR RESTAURANT CHAIN TESTS NO TIPPING
The no-tipping service model gets us above the fray with regards to the increased minimum wage conversations that seem to be happening all over the country... READ MORE›
'A DAY WITHOUT A WOMAN' FACES A PIVOTAL QUESTION - WHAT WOMAN IS IT FOR?
Now, organizers aided by the people behind the 21 January Women's March on Washington are calling for US women on 8 March to stage a general strike... READ MORE›
A LIVING WAGE REVOLUTION: HOW A BRAVE IDEA BECAME REALITY
Living wage campaigners are poised to announce that the number of firms committed to paying staff at a decent rate has doubled in the past year... READ MORE›
NICK CLEGG CALLS FOR RETHINK ON BENEFITS SANCTIONS TO HELP TACKLE FOOD POVERTY
Cross-party report endorsed by archbishop of Canterbury blames sanctions regime in part for growing use of food banks... READ MORE›
TENS OF THOUSANDS TAKE TO UK STREETS IN PAY PROTEST
Union members march in London, Glasgow and Belfast to call for pay rises for workers whose real-term incomes have fallen... READ MORE›
CARE WORKERS ARE UNDERPAID BY A?130M A YEAR, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY
Research by Resolution Foundation suggests about 160,000 care workers are paid less than the minimum wage... READ MORE›
UNION WARNING OVER ?32M COUNCIL CUTS
Cardiff council cuts unison does not rule out action... READ MORE›
MACRON GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES OVERHAUL OF FRANCE'S LABOUR LAWS
President Emmanuel Macron's government has begun its drive to overhaul France's rigid labour laws, vowing to free up the energy of the workforce ... READ MORE›
$50 A DAY FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FIREFIGHTERS 'NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY GOVERNMENT' NOTLEY SAYS
'Robbed' Bitiro Moseki, one of the South African firefighters based at a camp north of Fort McMurray, had described the 50-a-day pay as peanuts... READ MORE›
CHINESE, KOREAN AND SPANISH SPEAKERS SUBJECTED TO 'WAGE THEFT ON MASSIVE SCALE'
Unions NSW has set up a website that is reporting businesses who have advertised rates of pay below the minimum award rate... READ MORE›
NEW HOURLY LIVING WAGE RATE RISES BY UP TO 4%
Fully accredited employers must ensure all staff they use, including subcontractors and agency workers, receive the living wage rate... READ MORE›
LIVE-IN AU PAIRS PAID EUR2 AN HOUR IN 'SLAVE WAGES'
In some cases, the live-in au pairs have reported that they have to share a bed with one of the children... READ MORE›
SEATTLE BECOMES FIRST U.S. CITY TO LET UBER DRIVERS UNIONIZE
Some Uber and Lyft drivers have said that after expenses they make far less than the city's minimum wage... READ MORE›
FAST-FOOD WORKERS SET FOR BIGGEST STRIKE YET IN $15-AN-HOUR CRUSADE
Some cities also have set minimum wages above their states' level... READ MORE›
LARGE PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY LEAVES MACRON HOLDING ALL THE CARDS
Likewise, several of the few Socialists still in parliament will back Macron's proposed new labour laws... READ MORE›
'VAST MAJORITY' OF 100,000 NEW LABOUR MEMBERS BACK CORBYN
Jeremy Corbyn Attracts 'Huge Surge' In 100,000 New Labour Party Members... READ MORE›
BOSSES, WORKERS SNARED IN HONG KONG ILLEGAL LABOR CRACKDOWN
The illegal workers - 18 men and seven women aged between 24 and 66 - were from India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Nepal and mainland China, Oriental Daily reported... READ MORE›
NHS STRIKES: PAY RISES WOULD MEAN LOSS OF 15,000 NURSES, SAYS HUNT
Only around 4 of more than one million NHS staff voted to take strike action on Monday... READ MORE›
U.S. JOBLESS CLAIMS, WAGES DATA POINT TO TIGHTENING MARKET
Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 278,000 for the week ended Nov... READ MORE›
ALBERTA FREEZES WAGES OF NON-UNIONIZED PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYEES FOR 2 YEARS
The salaries of public-sector managers and other non-union employees will be frozen for two years, Alberta's Finance Minister Joe Ceci announced Wednesday... READ MORE›
HOW RAISING THE US MINIMUM WAGE COULD LEAD TO ROBOT-POWERED RESTAURANTS
How raising the US minimum wage to 15 could lead to robot-powered fast-food restaurants... READ MORE›