WHD News Release: Owners agree to change employment practices at 4 companies...
(Source: US Department of Labor) Owners agree to change employment practices at 4 companies after US Labor Department finds significant wage violations at Michigan hotel 44 employees of Ramada Grayling...
View ArticleNew minimum wage formula: A labor economics perspective (Part 2 of 2)
There is a large gap between wages paid in most small firms and the informal sector, and wages in the modern sector. This situation tends to be exacerbated by the minimum wage (MW) mainly paid in the...
View ArticleNew minimum wage formula: A labor economics perspective (Part 1 of 2)
The government finally bit the bullet on wage reform, after three years of turbulent disputation over minimum wages in Indonesia’s major industrial areas. This came in mid-October as part of the raft...
View ArticleLabour makes care worker wage pledge
Labour has said all council care workers would be paid at least £7.85 an hour if it forms the next Scottish government. The figure is the minimum salary mandated by the Living Wage Foundation. Scottish...
View ArticleSalary Increase for Domestic Workers, Cleaners
[SAnews.gov.za] Pretoria -Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant on Monday announced that wages in the domestic worker sector will be adjusted upwards from 1 December 2015. ......
View ArticleLabour Minister proclaims new Contract Cleaning Sector minimum wages...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, has the pleasure of announcing that: 'wages for the vulnerable workers in the Contract Cleaning...
View ArticleRelief for Domestic workers as Labour Minister Oliphant adjusts annual wages...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, has the pleasure of announcing that: 'wages for the vulnerable workers in the Domestic Worker Sector...
View ArticleUK workers' pay up by nearly 2% in biggest rise since financial crash
Median gross full-time annual income now at £27,600, but most of extra cash going to London and south-east England, says ONS...
View ArticleDepartment of Labour appoints Lennie Samuel Presiding Inspector of Grayston...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Department of Labour Chief Inspector, Tibor Szana today (18 November) officially announced the appointment of Mr Lennie Samuel as the...
View ArticleTánaiste Joan Burton to pledge living wage if Labour re-elected
All State employees as well as those working for contractors employed by public bodies will be paid the living wage if the Labour Party is returned to government, Tánaiste Joan Burton is expected to...
View ArticleRochester mayor says she'll pay city workers $15 minimum wage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Rochester is moving to raise the minimum wage of municipal workers to $15 an hour. Mayor Lovely Warren was joined by Gov. Andrew Cuomo when...
View ArticleInverclyde living wage first…again (Inverclyde Council)
(Source: Inverclyde Council) Thursday 19 November 2015 Inverclyde Council has become the first Council in Scotland to introduce the new Living wage rate. Now, the lowest paid employees in the Council...
View ArticleGovernor Cuomo and Mayor Warren Announce $15 Minimum Wage for Employees of...
(Source: New York State Department of Labor) Albany, NY (November 18, 2015) - Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today joined Mayor Lovely Warren to announce that the city of Rochester is raising the minimum...
View ArticleTwo-hour overtime cap proposed for lower-paid Hong Kong workers in bid to end...
A social policy expert has suggested a two-hour cap on overtime - and only for those earning HK$65 an hour or less - as a solution to the deadlock over standing working hours legislation. The proposal...
View ArticleMigrant workers in Irish fishing industry to get permits and minimum wage
After Guardian report uncovers allegations of exploitation, taskforce announces issue of 500 permits, giving non-European workers contracts and protection...
View ArticleLabour Party pledge of a Living Wage is crass electioneering – Cullinane...
(Source: Sinn Féin) 18 November, 2015 - by David Cullinane Sinn Féin Workers Rights Spokesperson David Cullinane has described the announcement by Joan Burton that Labour will introduce a living wage...
View ArticleProvince Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages (Ontario Ministry of...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade) Province Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages Additional Protections Extended to Precarious and Foreign Workers...
View ArticleProvince Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages (Ontario Ministry of...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Environment) Province Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages Additional Protections Extended to Precarious and Foreign Workers New changes to Ontario's employment...
View ArticleProvince Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages (Government of Ontario)
(Source: Government of Ontario) Province Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages Additional Protections Extended to Precarious and Foreign Workers New changes to Ontario's employment laws come...
View ArticleHong Kong restaurant sector faces serious labour shortage
For years, the manpower shortage has hit the restaurant business harder than any other. Employers have said that it is mostly a result of the statutory minimum wage, which at present guarantees every...
View ArticleProvince Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages (Ontario Ministry of...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Labour) Province Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages Additional Protections Extended to Precarious and Foreign Workers New changes to Ontario's employment laws...
View ArticleProvince Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages (Ontario Ministry of...
(Source: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources) Province Helping Vulnerable Workers Collect Unpaid Wages Additional Protections Extended to Precarious and Foreign Workers New changes to Ontario's...
View ArticleThe Minister of Labour is a wrecking ball that is destroying the economy (DA...
(Source: DA - Democratic Alliance) The following remarks were made by the DA Shadow Minister of Labour, Ian Ollis MP, at a press conference today on the DA's proposals to repair the damage to the...
View ArticleDepartment of Labour hosts 5th Annual Explosives workshop to empower safety...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Department of Labour is to host a day-long workshop to put into the spotlight the subject of safety in explosives working environments. The...
View ArticleTextile workers' unrest over wage hike spreads to other areas
SURAT: Labour unrest that started in the powerloom weaving units in Ved Road and Katargam areas for wage hike has spread to the weaving units located in other parts of the city as well. After the pirn...
View ArticleMildred Oliphant threatens to expose labour hypocrisy
Related articles Public service ‘has to grow less and push productivity’ Cosatu must probe possible brokering backhanders, says minister Cosatu national congress reels as leaders challenged Cosatu...
View ArticleProposal to hike minimum wages in 23 industries
Domestic workers and those working in 22 other industries may soon be able to claim a minimum wage of Rs. 10,520 a month, a hike of around Rs. 4,000. A draft notification by the...
View ArticleBill push for rights of contract workers
New Delhi: The Minimum Wages (Delhi Amendment) Bill 2015 which was introduced in the ongoing winter session of the Delhi assembly aims to make the policy more effective and ensure that the wages...
View ArticleANC rejects Cosatu's call for a ban on labour brokers
ANC head of economic transformation Enoch Godongwana has rejected Cosatu’s call to ban labour brokers – saying the move would be detrimental to economic growth in the country. Cosatu took a resolution...
View ArticleWHD News Release: US Labor Department secures nearly $290K in back wages,...
(Source: US Department of Labor) US Labor Department secures nearly $290K in back wages, damages for employees of La Bella Vida Assisted Living Facility Employer denied workers minimum wage, overtime...
View ArticleDelhi Govt introduces Bill to revise minimum wage of workers
Delhi Transport and Labour Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday introduced the Minimum Wages (Delhi) Amendment Bill in the legislative assembly. “No labourer could afford to live with respect in the present...
View ArticleAddress by the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, on the occasion of the...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) Viva ANC Viva!!! Viva SACP Viva!!! Viva SANCO Viva!!! Long live COSATU Long Live!!! AMANDLA!!! Comrade Chairperson President of Cosatu; Comrade...
View ArticleWest coast fruit farm defends relationship with migrant workers
In response to allegations of worker abuse, a prominent family-owned farm in Washington state is responding to critics and offering a drastically different account of its relationship with its...
View ArticleNew Minimum Wage for Michigan Employees (State of Michigan)
(Source: State of Michigan) Media Contact: LARA Communications 517-373-9280 Consumer Contact: 800-866-4674 Email: mediainfo@michigan.gov December 1, 2015 - Effective January 1, 2016, Michigan workers...
View ArticleNational minimum wage revisited (University of the Witwatersrand)
(Source: University of the Witwatersrand) The million-dollar question at the heart of the proposed introduction of a national minimum wage in South Africa is its potential impact on the economy. This...
View ArticleThe Deputy Minister of Labour to meet with staff as well as COSATU leadership...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Deputy Minister (DM) of the Department of Labour, Inkosi Phathekile Holomisa will this week take a two-day tour to meet with staff of the...
View ArticleLabour Minister Oliphant and her deputy iNkosi Holomisa to preside over...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) Labour Minister, Mildred Oliphant and Labour Deputy Minister iNkosi Phathekile Holomisa will in advancement of occupational health and safety...
View ArticleFed officials talked to business owners across the country and found wage...
Americans are getting paid more anywhere and everywhere. The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report — a collection of economic anecdotes — released on Wednesday showed that wherever Fed officials...
View ArticleWHD News Brief: Phoenix-area restaurants to pay more than $105K in overtime...
(Source: US Department of Labor) Phoenix-area restaurants to pay more than $105K in overtime back wages and damages to 19 employees working at three locations Employer: Grassroots Kitchen and Tap #1,...
View ArticleWhat is the minimum wage in Ireland? (Eversheds LLP)
(Source: Eversheds LLP) In general, all experienced adult workers are entitled to receive the minimum wage pursuant to the terms of the Minimum Wage Act 2000. There are limited exceptions to this rule...
View ArticleMatter of wheel-chair bound Nxumalo accused of defrauding Department of...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The matter of Hilson Thembinkosi Nxumalo (37), who is wheel-chair bound, allegedly accused of defrauding the Department of Labour's...
View ArticleDepartment of Labour organises a walk to highlight the scourge of HIV and...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) In observance of World Aids Day and campaigns to fight the HIV/Aids scourge, the Minister of Labour Hon Mildred Oliphant and her Deputy Inkosi...
View ArticleMinimum Wage (City of Palo Alto, CA)
(Source: City of Palo Alto, CA) On September 15, 2015, the Palo Alto City Council approved the local Minimum Wage Ordinance . The ordinance takes effect on January 1, 2016 and raises the minimum wage...
View ArticleGov. Cuomo should leave minimum wage hike to the legislature (Editorial)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is so intent on seeing a $15 minimum wage for workers in New York, he's willing to bypass the state Legislature and hike wages one job sector at a time. Cuomo calls raising the...
View ArticleTwo minimum wage increases coming in 2016 (Government of Prince Edward Island)
(Source: Government of Prince Edward Island) The minimum wage in Prince Edward Island will increase by 50 cents per hour in the coming year. The province's minimum wage was raised to the current $10.50...
View ArticleTwo minimum wage increases coming in 2016 (Department of Justice and Public...
(Source: Department of Justice and Public Safety of Prince Edward Island) The minimum wage in Prince Edward Island will increase by 50 cents per hour in the coming year. The province's minimum wage was...
View ArticleDepartment of Labour-appointed Grayston Drive Pedestrian and cyclist...
(Source: Department of Labour - Republic of South Africa) The Grayston Drive Pedestrian and cyclist structural bridge collapse inquiry appointed by the Department of Labour is to host its first...
View ArticleMinister Nash requests Low Pay Commission to examine the impact of the...
(Source: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland) News & Events 10th November 2015 The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has requested that the Low Pay Commission...
View ArticlePress Statement of Labour and Employment Minister Outlining New Initiatives...
(Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Republic of India) Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Labour & Employment 06-December-2015 19:38 IST Press Statement of...
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