As expected, a majority in the Senate voted against an additional 1.2 percent increase in the minimum wage on Tuesday. The BBB announced last week that it would vote against the law that regulated the increase, making it clear there would be no majority support.
Governor Sani’s confession has already sparked a political conflict in Kaduna State between the supporters of the former Governor, El-Rufai and his hand-picked successor. People, who detest the idea of out-going elected officials seeking to impose those to replace them on the people, smile knowingly.
Contrary to common beliefs, many Californians in low-wage jobs are in the later stages of their work lives. They also play a crucial role in taking care of the state’s aging population.
Low-income households are forking out more than half of their income on rent, analysis shows. Property data firm CoreLogic and ANZ bank found rents at the lower end of the market were rising faster than more premium offerings, with the 25th percentile rent lifting $53 a week in the past 12 months. The Housing Affordability […]
(The Center Square) – A proposed bill that would increase the hourly minimum wage in unincorporated King County to $20.29 was given a do-pass recommendation on Tuesday by the King County Transportation, Economy and Environment Committee. Employers with 15 or fewer employees and an annual gross revenue of less than $2 million would have an hourly minimum wage rate of $3 less ($17.29). The reduction would decrease annually by 50 cents until no reduction remains. ...
To the editor: Reasonable minimum-wage laws are an appropriate and necessary facet of life in modern society. ("Fast-food wage hike puts Democrats on defense as Californians worry about cost of living," April 3) Higher than standard minimum wages for specific jobs and industries, however, should be viewed with suspicion, especially when they can be tied to the outsize influence that certain powerful labor unions, such as the Service Employees International Union, enjoy in the California...
The $20 an hour minimum wage for most fast-food workers in California will likely increase the cost of fast-food prices for customers.
The extra minimum wage increase that the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of the Dutch Parliament, wanted to implement this year is not expected to happen after all. Right-wing political party BBB will vote against the bill next week, said the leader of the BBB faction in the Senate, Ilona Lagos, after a report by NOS. This means that a majority of senators will likely shoot the bill down.
Business groups claim hard-fought $20 hourly wage victory will cause reduced hours, layoffs and price hikes – critics say otherwiseAs fast-food workers celebrated a pivotal wage increase to $20 an hour in California last week, an old economic debate was awakened by business groups and others claiming the increase will wind up hurting workers through reduced hours and layoffs, hurt customers with price hikes, and harm the franchise owners of fast-food restaurants.Their critics are not so sure....
Laura Reyes was in the middle of her shift as a cook at Burger King in San Jose, when she started feeling a sharp pain in her abdomen and lower back. As the day went on, Reyes started bleeding, and the pain became so severe that she felt like she might die. She had asked more than once if she could leave work, but her managers would not allow it. “I was really worried,” she told Fast Company through a translator. “In that moment, I didn’t know I was pregnant.” Reyes later found out that it...
The government has taken little initiative to collect data on such workers, which could have helped towards drafting a remote voting proposal.
Houston-area contract janitors have been pushing for a $15 hourly minimum wage and more sick days, paid leave and hours per shift.