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Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in 2026

Seattle and nearby cities will top $21 an hour, while the state rate hits $17.13 on Jan. 1.

Axios

Seattle's Delivery Minimum Wage Failed Drivers and Raised Costs

Increased hourly rates corresponded with lower tips and fewer orders to share between drivers, leaving gig workers no better off than they were before the law passed.

Reason

With UK unemployment rising, will the government’s plan for young people pay off? An economist’s view

There are nearly one million young people in the UK who are not in employment, education or training (so-called Neets). After falling in number during the 2010s before the pandemic, this cohort of 16 to 24-year-olds has grown from 750,000 only six years ago. This is a worrying shift, for…

The Conversation

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109 Times People Decided They Were Not Paid Enough To Care To Do Their Job Well (New Pics)

There's no need to go above and beyond at work if you're earning minimum wage. Far too many people are already experiencing burnout, and we all know that your efforts might never be rewarded. But you still have to at least pretend that you care about your job, otherwise you…

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Corporate Leaders in Mexico Seek Flexibility as Sheinbaum's Government Pushes Toward 40-Hour Workweek

The announcement came alongside an agreement to raise the national minimum wage by 13% in 2026

Latin Times

Millennials Are Craving Simplicity: Living With Parents, Working Minimum Wage, And Keeping Life Small. 'The Trick Is Not To Be A Burden'

On Thanksgiving, a Reddit post on r/Millennials sparked a discussion: what if life were simpler? What if you skipped the high-stress job, mortgage payments, and societal expectations and instead lived at home with your parents, worked a minimum wage job, and embraced a low-consumption lifestyle?

Benzinga

Home Care Workers Are Losing Minimum Wage Protections — and Fighting Back

Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.

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Joe Rogan Asks 'How Do You Live Off $7?' As He Warns That Most Americans Are One Crisis Away From Losing It All, 'And They're Doomed'

Joe Rogan is speaking his mind when it comes to America's economic reality. In podcast conversations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico and author and entrepreneur Billy Carson, the comedian and host of “The Joe Rogan Experience” said the federal minimum wage is insulting and…

Benzinga

Santa Fe’s Plan for a Real Minimum Wage Offers Lessons for Costly California

New Mexico’s fourth largest city is integrating the average rent into calculations of its lowest pay rate.

Capital & Main

Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents

The Independent UK

Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns

Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’

The Guardian - UK

What a freeze on income tax thresholds means for you

The freeze on income tax thresholds has been extended until the 2030-2031 tax year for taxpayers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This extension is projected to raise £7.6 billion in revenue by 2030 and will lead to an increase in the number of UK taxpayers. The policy relies on…

The Independent UK

Millions of UK Minimum Wage Earners to Get Pay Rise, but Business Leaders Warn Against Possible Backlash

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the pay increase for millions of low-income workers, causing concern for business experts.

International Business Times UK

Budget 2025 live: IFS warn Rachel Reeves she is ‘disincentivising growth’ after Starmer defends tax rises

Reeves admits Budget will mean working people will have to ‘contribute a bit more’ - but denies breaking manifesto pledge

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The Independent UK

Martin Lewis issues urgent warning for workers on minimum wage

Almost 400,000 people on minimum wage should check that they are not being underpaid, Martin Lewis has explained.

The Independent UK

Reeves braced for major Budget clash with businesses over minimum wage and tax rises

The chancellor is set to use her Budget to pin Labour’s hopes on tackling the cost of living while balancing the books by targeting the wealthy

The Independent UK

Business backlash as Reeves confirms minimum wage pay rise hike for millions of workers

The chancellor said the move would mean those on low incomes were ‘properly rewarded’ - but businesses warned the move could drive unemployment and hit economic growth

Evening Standard

Hospitality bosses hit out at "yet another" above inflation hike in minimum wage in 2026

It also comes as firms are still reeling from Reeves' £25billion raid on employers' National Insurance in last year's Budget.

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The Guardian - UK

Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage

Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raise

Evening Standard

Minimum wage to rise by 4.1% from April, government says ahead of budget

The wage rate for young people will increase by 8.5% to £10.85

The Independent UK

Increase in minimum wage rates announced

The Government says millions of low-paid workers will get a pay rise.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves finds £1.5bn to subsidise electric vehicles in net zero drive

The chancellor will take on the climate sceptics in the Tories and Reform with a push to help people buy EVs

Euronews

The share of minimum wage earners across Europe – from highest to lowest

The share of workers earning the minimum wage differs sharply across Europe. The European Commission is calling for fair and adequate pay to guarantee a decent standard of living.

Evening Standard

Stealth tax alert: Reeves Budget to make record 10m pay Income Tax higher rate if she freezes thresholds

A further two-year freeze on Income Tax thresholds would drag 790,000 more people into paying the 40% higher rate, according to the IFS

Euronews

EU top court rejects Denmark's bid to annul bloc-wide rules to set minimum wage

Denmark sought to overturn a directive adopted in 2022 that would force member states to set a minimum wage. EU's top court has ruled against it.

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