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Albanese honours Queen amid jubilee celebrations; up to seven monkeypox cases detected; 59 Covid deaths reported – as it happened

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Industry warning over possible wage rise

The federal government has called for pay packets to not go backward as inflation rises, but industry groups have warned against a large minimum wage increase.

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German parliament OKs higher minimum wage pledged by Scholz

The German parliament has approved raising the country’s minimum wage to 12 euros ($12.84) per hour, fulfilling a key campaign pledge by Chancellor Olaf Scholz

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Labor’s Officially Backed A Minimum Wage Pay Rise, So WTF Does That Mean What Happens Next?

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Labor formally submits for minimum pay rise of at least 5.1 per cent to Fair Work Commission

Labor says the era of "deliberate" low wage policy has come to an end, as it submits its recommendation for a minimum wage rise of at least 5.1 per cent.

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Australia's new PM backs wage hike to ease inflation pain

Australia's new centre-left Labor government on Friday proposed raising the minimum wage to ease the financial burden on families hit by soaring energy prices and a spike in consumer price inflation.

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Unions back minimum wage submission – as it happened

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New govt backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers' incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

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Labor backs pay rise in wage submission

The minimum wage should be set at a rate which ensures low-paid workers’ incomes do not go backwards, the government has argued to the Fair Work Commission.

Crikey

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Tony Burke advocates on wages and arts

Tony Burke is the minister for employment and workplace relations and minister for the arts, as well as the leader of the House of Representatives.

The Conversation

PM to make 'fair' wage increase case

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have until the end of the week to make a submission on the government's position for a rise to the minimum wage.

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PM to make ‘fair’ wage increase case

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will have until the end of the week to make a submission on the government’s position for a rise to the minimum wage.

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Pay may be up for the UK’s lowest earners, but so are work demands and stress levels

Firms are compensating for higher wages by cutting ‘on-the-job leisure episodes’ and raising work intensity, new research finds

The Guardian - UK

What happens to employment when the minimum wage is increased?

Data shows that minimum wage increases can lead to short term increases in employment for some of those workers.

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Putin hikes Russian pensions, plays down Ukraine impact on economy

President Vladimir Putin ordered 10% rises on Wednesday in pensions and the minimum wage to cushion Russians from inflation, but denied the country's economic problems were all linked to the war in Ukraine.

The National (Scotland)

Buckingham Palace advertises job paying 'less than minimum wage'

BUCKINGHAM Palace has been accused of paying its staff less than minimum wage after a job ad posted on the Royal Household website offered a wage of…

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South Korea’s low paid brace for ‘pro-market’ turn under Yoon

Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged to enact policies that give companies more room to operate free from excessive regulation.

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Federal Treasurer reasserts Labor will stick to plans to formally back minimum wage rise

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers has clarified that the new Labor government will formally advocate for workers on the minimum wage to get a pay rise.

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Lifting the minimum wage is anything but reckless – it’s what low earners need

'Reckless and dangerous': Anthony Albanese is preparing to ask the Fair Work Commission to grant a wage rise big enough to cover inflation.

The Independent UK

A gallon of gas costs more than the federal minimum wage at some stations in California

The price of gas continues to soar, while the federal minimum wage does not

Tribune News Service

Blue state minimum wages inch upward, widening gap with South

A grocery store cashier who’s guaranteed $15 per hour in California can legally be paid $7.25 in Texas and 19 other states — a gap in state minimum wages that’s set to widen further in the year ahead.

The Conversation

Lifting the minimum wage is anything but reckless – it's what low earners need

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Tribune News Service

Will a $15.50 minimum wage hurt or help California's economy?

California's minimum wage is likely to rise to $15.50 an hour in January because of inflation, said Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday.

Crikey

Inflation is rising twice as fast as wages — and the PM doesn’t seem to care

Opposing the push for a rise in the minimum wage says a lot about who Scott Morrison governs for. It’s not all of us.

Tribune News Service

Amazon threatened workers over union vote, labor officials find

U.S. labor board prosecutors plan to accuse Amazon.com Inc. of threatening staff that if they unionized it could propose paying them minimum wage and of punishing an employee for seeking a paid Juneteenth holiday.

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