Page 8 - Minimum Wage Act News Today

Under Soludo’s leadership the TWG has met at least thrice last month — 24th, 27th and 30th; and it resolved that “negotiations with labour must be two-tracked between the federation on the one hand and the Federal Government on the other.

Inter-State Migrant Workers in India: Policy for a Decent World of Work

BUSINESSES ARE being forced to find creative ways to implement the minimum wage increase, which took effect a month ago. Michael Leckie, president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ), told The Gleaner that just about 50 per cent of...

At a Glance - The trend of increasing workplace regulations by state and local governments continued throughout the second quarter of 2023.

THE EDITOR: The trade unions want the minimum wage raised to $30 an hour. Their argument is that this is necessary to ensure that workers can meet the cost of living. But if this is so why stick to $30 an hour? Why not $50? Or, for that matter, why not $1,000 an hour so

Talks on the minimum wage level for 2024 fell through Tuesday, two days before the deadline for the decision, after labor representatives walked out. The Minimum Wage Commission, which is composed of members spanning labor, business and the general public, was to its eighth round meeting to discuss the minimum hourly amount employers must pay their workers next year. But the meeting was cut short as labor representat...

The trade unions want the minimum wage raised to $30 an hour. Their argument is that this is necessary to ensure workers can meet the costs of living.But, if this

The general statutory minimum wage in Germany is to be raised from 1.2024 to 12.00 euros on 12 January 41. The proposal was presented by the responsible Minimum Wage Commission on Monday in Berlin. This time, however, the recommendation was not made by consensus. The employee representatives in the Commission are opposed to what they consider to be too little increase and, according to their own statements, have been outvoted. The decision comes at a time of weak economic growth and persistently...

A liquor baron must pay $87,000 for failing to action improved worker conditions.

A liquor store baron previously ordered to reimburse his migrant workers $259,000 for underpaying them has been fined again, this time for failing to actio