• On minimum wage and efficiency wage

    There is always controversy over what should be the minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria and of course, somewhere else. That is why there are often long negotiations between the government and workers’ unions. Sometimes it leads to strikes or threats to go on strike. It is disheartening to even find that when the Read More

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    The debate over raising the minimum wage in Virginia

    As they vowed to do, Democrats sent Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin bills to increase Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 by 2026. Now, it’s up to the governor.

  • Ministers urged to consider changes to minimum wage eligibility

    The Government is being urged to consider reducing the age of eligibility for the national minimum wage and cutting the gap between adult and youth rates.

  • Uber, Lyft to Exit Minneapolis After Minimum Wage Vote

    Uber and Lyft will halt operations in Minneapolis after a city council vote

  • California’s $20 minimum wage is killing thousands of jobs

    For eight years, Michael Ojeda delivered food for a Pizza Hut in Ontario, California, using the income he received to support his family. In December, the 29-year-old received a letter from the pizza franchise informing him that his employment was being terminated in February. The news shook him. “Pizza Hut was my career for nearly […]

  • Minimum pay part of Labor's bid to 'get wages moving'

    Unions and business groups are at loggerheads over the annual wage review, as the federal government’s full position on pay rises for the lowest paid workers is set to be unveiled. The Fair Work Commission’s annual review impacting the bank balances of millions of workers on minimum and award wages is under way, with the […]

  • Minimum wage is UK’s ‘most successful economic policy in a generation’

    Resolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policyThe minimum wage has driven up the pay of millions of Britain’s lowest earners by £6,000 a year, making it the single most successful economic policy in a generation, according to a leading thinktank.Since its introduction in 1999 by Tony Blair’s first Labour administration the policy has secured cross-party agreement, and should be seen as the basis for further improvements in the welfare of low wage...

  • PM says minimum wage workers 'should not fall behind'

    Millions of workers covered by awards and minimum rates of pay will be hoping for a sizeable wage boost this year to help cover cost of living pressures that are only recently starting to ease. The annual wage review debate has kicked off this week with the federal government calling for a pay increase big […]

  • Government pushes for minimum wage increase to keep pace with inflation

    The government will advocate that the wages of Australia's lowest-paid workers do not go backwards, as the Fair Work Commission reviews minimum and award wage rates.

  • Tinubu may announce new minimum wage on Workers’ Day

    Committee’s target is for President to make announcement on May 1, says member Labour spoils for war with govs, insists states have money from subsidy removal Indications have emerged that President Bola Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on May 1 in commemoration of the International Labour Day and backdate its implementation to April. Read More

  • Lyft And Uber Threaten To Pull Out Of Minneapolis Over $15 Minimum Wage

    NPR reports: “Uber and Lyft have vowed to suspend service in Minneapolis. The announcement comes after a dramatic back-and-forth tussle with city leadership over the past year, which boils down to minimum wage pay for Uber and Lyft drivers. Working with a coalition of ride-hail drivers, the Minneapolis city council passed a bill last August that… Source

  • Uber, Lyft to leave Minneapolis due to minimum wage law

    Uber and Lyft said they will stop operating in Minneapolis after the city council voted to overrule the mayor's veto of a minimum wage law impacting rideshare drivers.  Lyft said it is "shutting down operations in Minneapolis" when the law takes effect on May 1. Uber said it will stop operating its transportation network in the entire metro area, including the airport, that same day.  The ordinance, which faced fierce pushback from the ride-share industry, establishes minimum driver pay of $1.40...