Everything that's going to cost more from April - from prescriptions to energy bills The start of the new tax year is the signifier for various annual price rises Wales Online · Mar 13, 2023
Everything that's going up in price from April - including energy bills, water, broadband and more The new tax year will bring in a series of financial changes Manchester Evening News · Mar 13, 2023
Artists in UK public sector making far below minimum wage, survey finds Exclusive: report describes culture of low fees and exploitation as research finds median hourly rate of £2.60 an hour The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023
Hen and stag nights hit by soaring prices of flights and booze Brits toasting their nearly nuptialed pals are shelling out £385 - more than the weekly salary minimum wage salary - on transport, accommodation and drink, one company has claimed Wales Online · Mar 11, 2023
Stag and hen do costs double as Brits face soaring prices on flights and booze Brits toasting their nearly nuptialed pals are shelling out £385 - more than the weekly salary minimum wage salary - on transport, accommodation and drink, one company has claimed Daily Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
Woman awarded €200,000 from her ex in back payment for 25 years of housework The judge ordered Ivana'a ex-husband to pay her €204,624.86 based on the minimum wage of the work she had done Irish Mirror · Mar 10, 2023
What is the national minimum wage and when will it go up across the country? Millions of low-paid workers across the country will soon see a slight boost to their wages Chronicle Live · Mar 9, 2023
Bristol taxi drivers 'working 12 hours a day, six days a week' demand minimum wage Drivers working for taxi app Bolt are self-employed contractors Bristol Post · Mar 7, 2023
Costa Coffee announces pay rise for 16,000 workers It is the latest firm to increase pay ahead of the minimum wage increase Wales Online · Mar 6, 2023
Kansas plan keeping low wages for disabled angers advocates Kansas legislators are considering a proposal that many disability rights advocates say could help employers who pay disabled workers less than the minimum wage, bucking a national trend The Independent UK · Mar 6, 2023
When does the minimum wage go up across the country? Millions of low-paid workers across the country will soon receive more money from their wages Manchester Evening News · Mar 1, 2023
Restaurant workers are taking aim at the ‘other NRA’ Fair-wage groups are organizing workers after a national report linked the money raised by food training certifications to anti-minimum-wage lobbying efforts. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2023
This group gets left-leaning policies passed in red states. How? Ballot measures The Fairness Project has won campaigns to raise the minimum wage and expand Medicaid in nine states dominated by Republicans. Next is abortion. But there's growing pushback from state lawmakers. WEKU · Feb 24, 2023
Real Housewives star apologises and begs to return after working minimum wage job Real Housewives of Potomac star Katie Rost has pleaded with show bosses to allow her to return and said she has apologised for claiming they 'exploited my image' Daily Mirror · Feb 23, 2023
Tribune News Service · Feb 23, 2023 Google excludes thousands of workers from benefits, report says Google’s minimum wage and benefits for contractors are withheld from thousands of its U.S. contract workers, a new report from a union alleges.
Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2023 Pink reveals 11-year-old daughter will earn minimum wage on her upcoming Trustfall world tour The singer, who kicks off her tour in June, was able to teach her child the art of negotiation
Insider UK · Feb 21, 2023 Strikes could force First Bus off the road in Scotland Dispute to hit Glasgow and Aberdeen bus depots as workers demand more than minimum wage
Los Angeles Times · Feb 16, 2023 UC Riverside should investigate economics research center, faculty say LOS ANGELES — Some University of California faculty members are raising the alarm about a research center affiliated with UC Riverside that they say uses corporate funding for reports "attacking proposals to improve the lives of working Californians."
The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2023 Universal raises hourly wage to $17, setting pace for parks Universal Orlando plans to raise its starting hourly minimum wage by $2 to $17, becoming the wage leader among major theme parks in central Florida
Daily Record · Feb 15, 2023 Anas Sarwar backs devolution of minimum wage as 'phase 2' of Labour Government EXCLUSIVE: The Scottish Labour leader said a Keir Starmer-led government at Westminster would create a new floor for employment rights - after which more powers could be devolved to Holyrood.
Orlando Sentinel · Feb 14, 2023 Universal Orlando ups starting pay to $17 an hour as Disney wage talks go on Universal Orlando is raising its minimum wage from $15 to $17 an hour starting June 4, boosting the theme park company’s base pay to $2 more than Walt Disney World’s current rate.
Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2023 Editorial: Inmate workers deserve some compensation More than 150 of Allegheny County’s 1,500 prisoners work at institutional jobs. They wash dishes, cook, sort laundry, serve food, clean housing units, work in warehouses and perform various other jobs that, one way or the other, must be done. Inmate laborers generally work eight hours a day, seven days…
The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023 ‘Marine-style hazing’, poverty wages and lifelong injuries: The sad, secret life of cheerleaders Though it looks glamorous, the life of a professional cheerleader for the NFL or NBA is often demanding, dangerous and demeaning. Holly Baxter reports on the experiences of the lowest-paid people on the field
Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2023 Tory MP Jonathan Djanogly and wife face complaints from four more fed-up housekeepers One housekeeper at Jonathan Djanogly's home alleged she was paid less than the minimum wage to work for the millionaire while another claimed to be owed at least £450
Belfast Live · Feb 11, 2023 National Minimum Wage: Belfast workers urged to check their pay as 6,800 miss out “We want Belfast workers to get the pay they are due"