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RESTAURANTS 'TAKING FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL' AMID MINIMUM WAGE HIKE
Most of the restaurant locations Marketplace visited had bumped the tip out by one percentage point... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
'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›
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›
'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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
'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›
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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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
FERRARI SHOWROOM CLEANERS STRIKE FOR LIVING WAGE
We did not have a single complaint in five years, Valencia Bolanos, 49, said... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
AMAZON, FOREVER 21 VYING FOR BANKRUPT AMERICAN APPAREL
Exclusive Amazon, Forever 21 vying for bankrupt American Apparel - sources... 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›
$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›
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›
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›
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›
MAN DIES AFTER AIR AMBULANCE CALLED OUT TO A9 CRASH
Tom, Lanark Impossible to live on minimum wage without a second income... READ MORE›
NORTHAMPTON UNEMPLOYED OUTRAGED OVER SANDWICH FACTORYS INSULT
News that Greencore was in Hungary to hire staff sparked howls of protest in a town where nearly 8,000 people are out of work... READ MORE›
BOSSES ARE FAILING TO HONOUR MINIMUM PAY LAWS, WARNS BRITAIN'S JOB MARKET TSAR
Sir David Metcalf, director of labour market enforcement, signalled he wanted tougher action against employers who underpay, and more resources to catch those breaching the law... 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›
CALIFORNIA NEARS DEAL FOR 15 STATE MINIMUM WAGE
A measure to impose a 15 statewide minimum wage in New York is under negotiation in Albany... READ MORE›
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS SHOULD ENFORCE WORKERS' RIGHTS, SAYS LAW SOCIETY
The Law Society suggests a comprehensive review of employment legislation and clearer definitions of employment categories... 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›
ASIAN BACKPACKERS 'ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE' TO EXPLOITATION
Asian backpackers were especially vulnerable to exploitation, with limited English language skills and a lack of understanding of Australian wages, the survey found... 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›