Belfast workers call for £12 minimum wage as Low Pay Commission visits NI workers to give evidence at Belfast hearing as retail union USDAW says 'many are reaching breaking point' Belfast Live · Jul 6, 2023
How Jamaica and its prime minister are becoming a mini-superpower in the Caribbean KINGSTON, Jamaica -- New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism — the engine of the economy — is once more booming. Miami Herald · Jul 5, 2023
Renton organizers close to getting $19 minimum wage on ballot SEATTLE — After months of knocking on doors and campaigning outside grocery stores, organizers behind an initiative to raise Renton's minimum wage to about $19 an hour say they are close to qualifying for the November ballot. Tribune News Service · Jul 4, 2023
Minimum hourly wage in swanky West Hollywood is the highest in the US Business owners are concerned about growing labor costs they say could force them into financial hardship The Guardian - US · Jul 1, 2023
West Hollywood will have the nation's highest minimum wage. Businesses owners are not happy Thanks to a bump in his pay last summer, Norberto Ruiz was able to afford a $150 air conditioner to keep his family's two-bedroom home in North Hollywood from feeling like a furnace when temperatures soared. Los Angeles Times · Jul 1, 2023
Cash in, cash out: Minimum wages rise, but so do gas and grocery taxes The changes start Saturday, and supporters of low-wage staffers urge people to “check their check” to make sure they are getting what they are owed. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 30, 2023
Aged care, minimum wage and energy bills: here are the changes Australians will face on 1 July The new financial year will usher in adjustments to laws and policy measures. Find out what will be different, and if you will benefit The Guardian - AU · Jun 30, 2023
Glasgow bar staff told real living wage to be 'reduced to minimum wage' as union slams plans Brel workers were reportedly told by owners itison they will no longer be receiving a voluntary real living wage and will instead receive the minimum wage, with Unite Hospitality hitting out at the plans. Glasgow Live · Jun 28, 2023
Blackpool Pleasure Beach minimum wage breach 'was payroll oversight' The popular tourist attraction was among 200 firms recently 'named and shamed' by the Government Manchester Evening News · Jun 28, 2023
Chicago’s minimum wage is increasing July 1. Here’s what to know Chicago’s minimum wage will increase July 1, hitting $15.80 per hour for many workers across the city. Chicago Tribune · Jun 27, 2023
Nottingham company failed to pay more than £300k to thousands of employees The Department for Business and Trade on Wednesday, June 21, "named and shamed" two businesses based in the city after they did not pay staff the legal minimum wage Nottingham Post · Jun 25, 2023
Effort revs up to phase out ‘sub-minimum wage’ for tipped workers The “One Fair Wage” campaign wants tipped workers to make the same minimum wage as anyone else in Chicago. Tipped workers instead are paid $9. On July 1, that rises to $9.48 and the $15-an-hour minimum wage goes to $15.80. Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023
Northern Ireland businesses named and shamed by Government for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage Find out the worst offenders in your area Belfast Live · Jun 21, 2023
WH Smith among South West firms named for failing to pay minimum wage Over 200 employers being named by government for failing to pay their lowest paid staff the minimum wage Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2023
Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023 London businesses ‘named and shamed’ for not paying national minimum wage - see full list Thirty London-based businesses named by the Government for minimum wage breaches
Leeds Live · Jun 21, 2023 5 Leeds businesses named and shamed for failing to pay workers the minimum wage The five businesses make up a list of 202 employers nationwide which have been named and shamed for failing to pay staff the minimum wage
Liverpool Echo · Jun 21, 2023 Argos, M&S and WH Smith fined thousands of pounds for failing to pay minimum wage The companies are among 200 others that have been "named and shamed" by the Department for Business and Trade
Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2023 Four Welsh firms ‘named and shamed’ for failing to pay minimum wage Those named range from hotels to a recruitment firm
Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2023 Argos and WH Smith fined for failing to pay minimum wage - see full list of 200 firms The companies are among 200 others that have been "named and shamed" by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) for short-changing staff between 2017 and 2019
Daily Record · Jun 21, 2023 Loganair among 19 Scots firms named and shamed for not paying minimum wage Over 200 companies in the UK were exposed by the government after failing to pay workers almost £5million in a clear breach of National Minimum Wage law.
Insider UK · Jun 21, 2023 Scottish companies named and shamed for not paying minimum wage 39% of employers deducted pay from workers’ wages, while 39% failed to pay workers correctly
Chronicle Live · Jun 21, 2023 WH Smith, M&S and Argos 'named and shamed' for breaking minimum wage rules A number of firms have been made to pay back what they owed by HMRC, who said almost £5m was found to be owed to around 63,000 workers in total
Nottingham Post · Jun 21, 2023 HMRC names WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos among employers which broke minimum wage law HMRC has investigated back to 2017
Wales Online · Jun 21, 2023 WH Smith, Marks & Spencer and Argos among employers which broke minimum wage law HMRC has investigated back to 2017
The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023 WH Smith, M&S and Argos fined as companies ‘named and shamed’ for failing to pay minimum wage Almost £5m owed to around 63,000 workers, according to investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs