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Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court
2 days, 3 hours ago

Employers Not Outsiders But Stakeholders, Must Be Heard While Fixing/Revising Minimum Wage Of Employees: Karnataka High Court

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has said that while fixing or revising the Minimum Wages to be paid to employees, employers which is a stakeholder and which will be affected in the exercise, should have their say and the stand before the notification is passed by the Government. A division bench of Chief Justice N V Anjaria and Justice K V …

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Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave
1 week, 6 days ago

Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave

Live Mint  

— Missouri business groups announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state's minimum wage and require employers to give workers paid sick leave. The powerful Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry, restaurant and grocers associations say the law violates a state constitutional requirement that ballot measures only address …

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Biden proposal would close loophole that lets employers pay disabled workers less than minimum wage
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Biden proposal would close loophole that lets employers pay disabled workers less than minimum wage

Salon  

The Department of Labor proposed a new rule on Tuesday that would prevent companies from paying workers with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage, which is currently $7.25 an hour. “Since the enactment of the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938, opportunities and training have dramatically expanded to help people with disabilities obtain and maintain employment at or above …

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Letters to the Editor: Higher minimum wage hurts the fast-food industry? Maybe that’s a good thing
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Letters to the Editor: Higher minimum wage hurts the fast-food industry? Maybe that’s a good thing

LA Times  

To the editor: I think it’s important to know that decades ago, there were far fewer fast-food restaurants than there are now. Now, there are an abundance of these places that serve “what the public wants.” Low wages helped drive this trend — and created a workforce to supply the industry’s labor needs. So maybe it’s a good thing that …

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California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high USD 18 per hour
1 month ago

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high USD 18 per hour

Live Mint  

Sacramento, Nov 20 Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to USD 18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. The current minimum wage rates are USD 16 per hour for most workers and USD 20 in the fast-food sector. The health care sector will eventually see its minimum …

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Trade unions bat for social security benefits, minimum wage for platform gig workers
1 month ago

Trade unions bat for social security benefits, minimum wage for platform gig workers

The Hindu  

The Joint Committee of Trade Unions, comprising eight central trade unions, has demanded that the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers Bill must ensure minimum wages, maternity leave and benefits such as provident funds, bonuses and gratuity for gig and platform workers. Presenting a draft document listing out objections and suggestions to the bill, the union leaders, at a round table conference, …

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California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour
1 month ago

California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Voters in California have rejected a ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026, the highest in the country. The current minimum wage rates are $16 per hour for most workers and $20 in the fast-food sector. The health care sector will eventually see its minimum wage reach $25 …

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This Morning fans left 'vomiting' by 'seriously disgusting' way woman makes £10k per week - but would you do it?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

This Morning fans left 'vomiting' by 'seriously disgusting' way woman makes £10k per week - but would you do it?

Daily Mail  

This Morning fans have been left 'disgusted' and 'put off their breakfast' after a controversial segment during Wednesday's show. This Morning fans have been left 'disgusted' and 'put off their breakfast' after a controversial segment during Wednesday's show Hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard interviewed a young woman who ditched a job working as a barista to sell vials of …

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Prop. 32, measure to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour, trails in early polls
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Prop. 32, measure to increase minimum wage to $18 an hour, trails in early polls

LA Times  

Proposition 32, which would have raised the minimum wage to $17 immediately for larger employers and to $18 starting in January 2025. A measure to increase California’s minimum wage to $18 was trailing according to early polling results as of Tuesday night but remained too close to call. Early results showed a slight majority of voters statewide opposed Proposition 32, …

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Californians uncertain about Proposition 32, which would boost minimum wage to $18, poll finds
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Californians uncertain about Proposition 32, which would boost minimum wage to $18, poll finds

LA Times  

Just under half of California voters support Proposition 32, the measure to increase California’s minimum wage to $18 an hour, a warning sign about its fate in next week’s election, according to new polling results released Friday. Forty-seven percent of likely voters and those who have already cast ballots backed the measure, according to a survey from the UC Berkeley …

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The devastated business owners left in tears by Labour's Budget: Hairdresser breaks down on live TV as IFS warns National Insurance hike will hit low-paid jobs hardest and force firms to cut salaries,
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The devastated business owners left in tears by Labour's Budget: Hairdresser breaks down on live TV as IFS warns National Insurance hike will hit low-paid jobs hardest and force firms to cut salaries,

Daily Mail  

This video is no longer available This video is no longer available An entrepreneur has broken down on live television over the hike in National Insurance which businesses say will force them to cut jobs, reduce salaries and put up prices. Entrepreneur Toby Dicker has broken down on live television over the hike in National Insurance which businesses say will …

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Labour's tax bomb leaves Britons £300 worse off: UK faces highest tax burden ever, businesses are battered by the Budget, wages will fall and inflation will rise
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Labour's tax bomb leaves Britons £300 worse off: UK faces highest tax burden ever, businesses are battered by the Budget, wages will fall and inflation will rise

Daily Mail  

Britain's growth prospects took a dive last night after Rachel Reeves' £40 billion tax bomb. In the first Labour Budget for 14 years, Ms Reeves: Launched a £25 billion raid on employers' National Insurance, breaking a manifesto pledge not to raise a levy she previously called a 'jobs tax'; Announced an immediate £25 billion cash injection for the NHS, despite …

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I've left the country... I can't grow my business... raising capital gains tax makes me angry... this Budget makes me feel sick: Real Britons react to Labour's tax bombshell
1 month, 3 weeks ago

I've left the country... I can't grow my business... raising capital gains tax makes me angry... this Budget makes me feel sick: Real Britons react to Labour's tax bombshell

Daily Mail  

Brits today revealed the real-life impacts of Labour's £40billion tax bombshell with entrepreneurs, families and publicans counting their losses.but there was at least good news for drivers and low-paid workers who breathed a sigh of relief. PUB OWNER: 'The death of The Great British Pub' Name: Simon Delaney Age: 59 Lives : Manchester Job: Pub landlord Simon Delaney, who has …

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Rachel Reeves drops £40BILLION 'tax bomb' in Budget: Chancellor hammers firms with £25bn NICs hike as she targets inheritances and landlords in one of biggest EVER raids - but blames the Tories
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rachel Reeves drops £40BILLION 'tax bomb' in Budget: Chancellor hammers firms with £25bn NICs hike as she targets inheritances and landlords in one of biggest EVER raids - but blames the Tories

Daily Mail  

Rachel Reeves delivered a massive £40billion 'tax bomb' Budget that could define the Labour government today. From then on it will have to be balanced in the third year of the forecast; Employers' national insurance contributions will rise by 1.2 percentage points to 15 per cent in April 2025, and the threshold for paying them will fall from £9,100 per …

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I quit my minimum wage job working as a barista to sell vials of sweat on OnlyFans - and now make a huge salary
1 month, 3 weeks ago

I quit my minimum wage job working as a barista to sell vials of sweat on OnlyFans - and now make a huge salary

Daily Mail  

An OnlyFans model has revealed how she ditched a job working as a barista to sell vials of sweat - and now makes a six-figure salary. Alexia Grace, 25, from Matlock, Derbyshire, has been making over £10,000 per month on OnlyFans since she quit her job in a coffee shop. OnlyFans model Alexia Grace, 25, recently revealed she receives gifts …

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Reeves to hand workers pay rises of more than triple rate of inflation
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reeves to hand workers pay rises of more than triple rate of inflation

The Telegraph  

Tina McKenzie, of the Federation of Small Businesses, said: “Any increase to the NLW must be accompanied with powerful government measures to help small businesses create and sustain jobs. Almost four in five of small business employers say the Employment Allowance should rise in line with the NLW every year.” Ms Reeves decision to raise the minimum wage will be …

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'Good one!' Trump ally chuckles as Dem strategist cracks McDonald's stunt jokes
2 months ago

'Good one!' Trump ally chuckles as Dem strategist cracks McDonald's stunt jokes

Raw Story  

Democratic strategist David Axelrod tore into former President Donald Trump on CNN for his refusal to commit to raising the minimum wage — and cracked a joke about Trump's recent McDonald's photo-op that even made his pro-Trump counterpart on the panel, David Urban, chuckle. Trump's McDonald's stunt was part of his ongoing obsession with an unsupported theory that Vice President …

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Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide
2 months ago

Should the minimum wage be lower for workers who get tipped? Two states are set to decide

The Independent  

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Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 32. California’s minimum wage needs a boost
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Endorsement: Yes on Proposition 32. California’s minimum wage needs a boost

LA Times  

California has an affordability crisis, with millions of people struggling to get by as prices for housing, groceries, gasoline, utilities, child care and other necessities skyrocket. The measure would increase the state’s $16-an-hour minimum wage — which is set to rise to $16.50 on Jan. 1 under current law — to $18 on Jan. 1 for companies with 26 or …

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Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The city government has increased the minimum wages for unskilled workers/labourers. The new rates for unskilled labourers will be Rs 18,066 from the previous Rs 17,494, semi-skilled workers will be Rs 19,929 from Rs 19,279 and skilled workers will be Rs 21,917 from Rs 21,215 earlier. With the new rates applicable from October 1, the minimum wage for …

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Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday announced a hike in the minimum wage for various categories of workers in the national capital. The revised wages will now provide unskilled workers a minimum of ₹18,066 per month, while semi-skilled workers will earn ₹19,929 and skilled workers ₹21,917 per month. Atishi credited the AAP government, under former CM Arvind Kejriwal's leadership, for …

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Famous Chinese restaurant is fined £470,000 after immigration raids found they were employing illegal workers including one doing 66 hours a week on £6-an-hour
4 months, 1 week ago

Famous Chinese restaurant is fined £470,000 after immigration raids found they were employing illegal workers including one doing 66 hours a week on £6-an-hour

Daily Mail  

A famous Chinese restaurant has been fined £470,000 after immigration officials raiding it discovered illegal workers - with one staff member being paid an hourly rate of £6 while carrying out 66-hour weeks. The Home Office has now launched a bid to have the Royal China restaurant in Baker Street, central London, stripped of permission to serve alcohol - labelling …

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Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Michigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago

Associated Press  

DETROIT — The Michigan Supreme Court overruled the Legislature on Wednesday, reinstating major changes to the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, a victory for low-wage workers. Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat who took the side of the petition organizers, said the court’s decision was a “resounding affirmation of the power of direct democracy.” Welch and three …

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Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification
5 months, 1 week ago

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government led by chief minister Mohan Majhi in its second Cabinet meeting on Wednesday announced a hike in the daily minimum wages of workers in various categories, but the decision triggered a controversy with Opposition Biju Janata Dal alleging that the new government is merely rehashing an old notification. However, BJD leaders said the Cabinet decision is just …

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