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FACT CHECKING THE DEMOCRATIC RESPONSES TO THE STATE OF THE UNION SPEECH


The biggest reason for this change was people declining to buy health insurance, Gallup reported... READ MORE

1st February, 2018 0

WHAT COMPANIES ARE REALLY DOING WITH THEIR TAX WINDFALL (SO FAR)


Companies are really spending time thinking about this, said John Bremen, a managing director at Willis Towers Watson... READ MORE

27th January, 2018 1145

STARBUCKS BOOSTS WORKER PAY, GIVES BONUSES AFTER TRUMP TAX CUT


Starbucks is dishing out pay increases and stock bonuses to employees, becoming the latest major employer to boost compensation after President Trump's tax cut... READ MORE

24th January, 2018 10088

BILL WOULD BOOST MINIMUM WAGE FOR RESTAURANT WORKERS


As long as the federal minimum wage of 7.25 is met through tips received, employers are not required to pay their employees more than the subminimum... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 0

TIM HORTONS FRANCHISE OWNERS TELL WORKERS TO BLAME WYNNE FOR BENEFIT CUTS AND TO 'NOT VOTE LIBERAL'


Tim Hortons -- which is owned by multinational Restaurant Brands International RBI -- said individual franchise owners are responsible for handling all employment matters... READ MORE

19th January, 2018 34721

TIM HORTONS RAISES PRICES ON SOME BREAKFAST ITEMS FOLLOWING MINIMUM WAGE DISPUTE


However, Tim Hortons said the new price hikes aren't connected to the minimum wage increase... READ MORE

13th January, 2018 5693

'RIGHT THING TO DO':JJ BEAN GIVES ONTARIO MINIMUM WAGE TO VANCOUVER STAFF


When the company had to increase wages for its Ontario employees to meet provincial law, it says it decided to also increase staff pay in Vancouver... READ MORE

13th January, 2018 19725

'BECAUSE I HAVE TO'


Hours after Trump signed the tax law, Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Ian Read wrote to about 100,000 employees and contractors... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 1977

WAL-MART RAISES HOURLY WAGE TO $11 IN WAKE OF TAX OVERHAUL


While companies and states have increased salaries in recent years, the 7.25 federal minimum wage has not budged since 2009... READ MORE

12th January, 2018 53890

'GREED IS NOT OK': BACKLASH GROWS AGAINST TIM HORTONS WORKER BENEFIT CUTS


The backlash against both Tim Hortons and individual franchise owners continues to rage after some owners cut employee benefits to offset Ontario's minimum wage hike... READ MORE

10th January, 2018 17636

ONTARIO PREMIER SLAMS COFFEE SHOP CHAIN FOR CLAWING BACK MINIMUM WAGE RISE


Kathleen Wynne denounces 'act of a bully' as Tim Hortons franchises cut paid breaks and employee benefits in response to province's minimum wage hike... READ MORE

7th January, 2018 1351

TIM HORTONS LASHES OUT AT 'ROGUE' FRANCHISEES AS EMPLOYEES LOSE EVEN MORE PERKS


Restaurant Brands International, the multinational fast food giant that owns Tim Hortons, has snapped back at what it calls a rogue group of franchise owners... READ MORE

6th January, 2018 25601

GERMANY: LAW AIMS TO MAKE SALARY COMPARISON MORE TRANSPARENT


So knowing the median salary wouldn't mean, in our made-up example, that everyone was being paid fairly... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 15

MULTIPLE TIM HORTONS FRANCHISES, OTHER ONTARIO BUSINESSES CUT PAY, BENEFITS


Multiple Tim Hortons franchises, other businesses cut pay, benefits, citing minimum wage hike... READ MORE

5th January, 2018 30079

FEARS MINIMUM WAGE RISES WILL PUT MORE JOBS AT RISK OF AUTOMATION


Beyond some point, a higher minimum must start affecting employment, and we do not know where that point is... READ MORE

3rd January, 2018 889

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

15th December, 2017 0

'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

14th December, 2017 279

GERMAN AMAZON WORKERS STAGE BLACK FRIDAY STRIKE


Amazon says its distribution warehouses in Germany are logistics centers and employees earn relatively high wages for that industry... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 1444

'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

21st November, 2017 72

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

5th November, 2017 2114

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

5th November, 2017 6132

Trending News Headlines : Ged Nash

IS FINLAND'S BASIC UNIVERSAL INCOME A SOLUTION TO AUTOMATION, FEWER JOBS AND LOWER WAGES?


According to Reich, a universal basic income will almost certainly be part of the answer ... READ MORE

19th February, 2017 27228

DWP ORDERS MAN TO WORK WITHOUT PAY FOR COMPANY THAT LET HIM GO


John McArthur is sanctioned by jobcentre after refusing forced labour at firm where he was previously paid minimum wage... READ MORE

4th November, 2014 20066

TRUMP TO NAME ANDREW PUZDER, FAST-FOOD CEO AND CRITIC OF MAJOR MINIMUM-WAGE HIKE, TO HEAD LABOR DEPARTMENT


He also opposes the recently-delayed Labor Department rule that aimed to make millions more workers eligible for overtime pay... READ MORE

8th December, 2016 14975

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

6th November, 2016 11999

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

22nd May, 2017 10990

27 PUBLIC SERVANTS EACH PAID MORE THAN $50K BY MISTAKE, DOCUMENTS SHOW


But documents obtained by CBC Radio-Canada reveal just how far the salary discrepancies go for thousands of overpaid public servants... READ MORE

7th February, 2017 8301

BAN UNPAID INTERNSHIPS THAT PENALISE WORKING-CLASS YOUNG, SAY MPS


More employers should also consider contextual recruitment, according to a report by members of the all-party parliamentary group APPG on social mobility... READ MORE

17th January, 2017 5928

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

17th March, 2015 5634

FERRARI SHOWROOM CLEANERS STRIKE FOR LIVING WAGE


We did not have a single complaint in five years, Valencia Bolanos, 49, said... READ MORE

7th October, 2017 5333

IKEA TO PAY UK WORKERS MORE THAN LIVING WAGE IN 2016


Swedish furniture chain Ikea will become the first national retailer in the UK to pay its staff above the new National Living Wage from next year... READ MORE

19th July, 2015 3319

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

8th January, 2017 3154

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

2nd August, 2015 2671

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

6th October, 2017 2439

HILLARY'S OPEN BORDERS 'DREAM' IS A NIGHTMARE FOR WORKERS


Hillary's dream of open borders is a nightmare for wage earners... READ MORE

21st October, 2016 2348

'JAYSUS, I COULDN'T LIVE ON EUR198 WELFARE A WEEK'


Employment and Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty has admitted she couldn't live on the dole... READ MORE

28th September, 2017 2236

CHURCH OF ENGLAND PAYS SOME WORKERS BELOW LIVING WAGE


International business times uk archbishop of canterbury justin welby defends embarrassing church living wage revelations 3 hrs ago... READ MORE

22nd February, 2015 1850

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

19th October, 2016 1822

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

12th November, 2015 1661

EVERTON TO PAY STAFF LIVING WAGE


Premier League club becomes latest of only five clubs, including Chelsea, to win accreditation by Living Wage Foundation... READ MORE

31st October, 2016 1656

AMAZON, FOREVER 21 VYING FOR BANKRUPT AMERICAN APPAREL


Exclusive Amazon, Forever 21 vying for bankrupt American Apparel - sources... READ MORE

5th January, 2017 1543

'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

8th March, 2017 1301

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

2nd November, 2014 1171

$50 A DAY FOR SOUTH AFRICAN FIREFIGHTERS, 'NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AND MY GOVERNMENT' SAYS NOTLEY


50 a day for South African firefighters, 'Not acceptable to me and my government' says Notley... READ MORE

10th June, 2016 1004

CARE UK WORKERS CELEBRATE PAY OFFER TO END 90 DAYS OF STRIKES


Staff who transferred to Care UK from Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust would receive an additional 500 non-consolidated payment next month... READ MORE

9th November, 2014 909

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

8th December, 2014 862

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

19th October, 2014 809

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

9th February, 2015 786

OVERPAID WORKERS LATEST -- BUT LIKELY NOT LAST -- PROBLEM FOR PHOENIX PAY SYSTEM, OPPOSITION MPS SAY


We will get the money that's owed to the government, money that's been overpaid, when we get to those cases, she said... READ MORE

8th February, 2017 672

LOW-INCOME FAMILIES CONSIDER OPTIONS AS NOVA SCOTIA CLOSES SCHOOLS


Low-income families in Nova Scotia are going to have some difficult decisions to make this week after the province cancelled classes for public school students... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 661

WHO KILLED U.S. INFLATION? HERE ARE SUSPECTS IN YELLEN'S MYSTERY


Logically, there's a wage hand-off as America's massive post-World War II generation ages out of the labor market... READ MORE

23rd September, 2017 613


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