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UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

International Business Times UK

"I didn’t know that you could be signed to a major label and earning less than minimum wage": English Teacher's Lily Fontaine on how her band's success has left her feeling "incredibly cynical"

The Leeds quartet were nominated for the Mercury Prize this week, but their singer says things need to change in the music industry

Louder

70-year-low: Federal minimum wage nears rock bottom

Raising the federal minimum wage appears to be a distant political reality. “You need to have the stars perfectly aligned.”

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The 6 top VP picks for Kamala Harris, ranked from most to least business-friendly

The shortlist of strong contenders for Kamala Harris' vice presidential pick range from a former astronaut to a billionaire.

Fortune

How Harris could change American hunger

Here's what Harris' record tells us about her views on food insecurity, essential workers and labor

Salon

Nigerian President To Hike Minimum Wage As Living Costs Rise

Nigeria's President Bola Ahmed Tinubu agreed on Thursday to more than double the monthly minimum wage to 70,000 naira ($43) as the country struggles with a severe cost of living crisis.

International Business Times

“Billionaires Should Not Financially Exist”: Guy Explains Economy In “Crayon Eating” Terms

A huge concern for many members of Generation Z and younger millennials is (not) being able to afford a home. For many people, owning property is a pipe dream. The post “Billionaires Should Not Financially Exist”: Guy Explains Economy In “Crayon Eating” Terms first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Health groups call for social care minimum wage to avert staffing crisis in England

Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement

The Guardian - UK

Michigan’s thousands of farmworkers are unprotected, poorly paid, uncounted and often exploited

Michigan is famous for its fruit festivals. Visitors can sample cherries at the National Cherry Festival in Traverse City or blueberries at the National Blueberry Festival in South Haven.

The Conversation

Biden and Trump Hope to Tip the Election Scales With Working-Class Proposals

Competing visions on tipping policies highlight the differences in the candidates’ approaches to winning over working-class voters—but neither will provide much benefit.

Reason

Latino workers are disproportionately overrepresented among low-wage workers, new study shows

The rate of low-wage workers in the U.S. has drastically decreased, but disparities among minorities in certain states, like Texas, remains high

Latin Times

California's Minimum Wage Law Has Led Some Employers To Cut Hours and Hike Prices

"I've been in the business for 25 years...I never had to increase the amount of pricing that I did this past time in April," one business owner told the A.P.

Reason

California fast food workers now earn $20 per hour. Franchisees are responding by cutting hours.

When California’s minimum wage increase went into effect in April, fast food workers across the state went from making $16 to $20 overnight

The Independent UK

Wages in the U.K. are growing twice as fast as Europe and the U.S. thanks to one simple policy

Mandated increases in the National Living Wage is helping U.K. workers outpace pay rises in other major economies.

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Playing crypto games for a living: Filipinos seek to escape poverty

Can you make a living from playing video games? Millions of Filipinos who earn cryptocurrency playing online games seem to think so. Players earn tokens they then trade in a virtual market for pesos or dollars. They can earn up to twice the minimum wage – an irresistible prospect for…

The Guardian - UK

Stanway leads criticism of Blackburn after minimum wage reports for women

The England midfielder Georgia Stanway has called the pay deal for Blackburn’s women ‘very sad’ while the former Liberal Democrats’ leader Tim Farron said the club was a ‘disgrace’

AAP

Enterprise approvals hit decade high ahead of wage rise

As the minimum wage is set to increase from July, data has revealed the number of employees on enterprise agreements has risen sharply.

International Business Times UK

TikToker Saves $153 Weekly Doing This One 'Shameless' Thing That Has Netizens Divided

In TikTok videos, @idontip records his daily expenditures at coffee shops and restaurants across LA. At the end of each clip, he tallies the amount he's saved.

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Labour watchdog will have ‘real teeth’ to prosecute rogue employers, says Angela Rayner

Party’s deputy leader says Fair Work Agency will have the power to inspect workplaces and levy fines

Reason

J.D. Vance's Incoherent Argument for Higher Minimum Wages

Vance thinks that jobs lost because of incompetent central planning don't matter—but that jobs lost to immigrants do.

The Street

Waffle House will make customers pay extra for a major change

The restaurant chain is following in the footsteps of California In-N-Out restaurants, which recently made a controversial move.

Latin Times

Almost half of all Latina tipped workers live near or under the poverty line

A study by the National Women's Law Center also shows that Hispanic women are significantly overrepresented in the tipped workforce

International Business Times

Dogged By Strays, Kosovo Capital Pays People To Adopt Them

The mayor of Kosovo's capital is offering to pay people nearly a third of the country's minimum wage every month if they adopt a dog in a novel bid to clear packs of strays from the streets.

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Fast Food Industry Struggles With Minimum Wage Impact

The impact of California's minimum wage on fast food businesses, leading to closures, rising prices, and changing consumer perceptions.

Fortune

NYC comptroller: Food delivery apps are blaming minimum pay for inflation. It's baloney

Uber Eats, DoorDash, and Grubhub together average about 2.6 million deliveries a week in New York, both before and after the rate increase.

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