Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have exchanged words over wage rises ahead of the final federal election debate on the night of May 11. While visiting the electorate of North Sydney, Albanese said Labor supported a 5.1 percent increase in the minimum wage to keep up with inflation. “I’m the…
Verizon Raises Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour for US Employees
U.S. wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc. said on Monday it would raise the minimum wage of its new and existing customer service, retail, and inside sales employees to $20 an hour amid a tight labor market and rising inflation. In recent months, U.S. retailer Walmart, drugstore chain Walgreen Boots Alliance Inc., and restaurant operator Chipotle…
Australian Government Should Raise Minimum Wage by 5 Percent in 2022: ACTU
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling on the federal government to increase the minimum wage for low paid workers by five percent to help them keep up with rising living costs. In its submission to the Fair Work Commission (FWC), the ACTU requested that the minimum hourly rate be raised to $21.35…
BC’s Minimum Wage Increase Will Lead to Labour Cuts, Higher Prices, Small Businesses Warn
VANCOUVER—As labour groups praise the B.C. government for pushing the minimum wage up from $15.20 to $15.65 an hour, small businesses say the move will lead to unintended consequences, including cuts to their workforce and further price jumps for consumers amid rising inflation. “It’s been very difficult especially in an environment where the margins are…
Target Raises Minimum Wage for Some Jobs to $24 an Hour
U.S. retailer Target Corp. announced on Monday that it will adopt a minimum wage system that would increase starting pay for some employees by as much as $9 an hour, with the highest pay going to hires in the most competitive markets. Target, which has roughly 1,900 stores and 350,000 employees in the United States,…
5 States Sue Biden Over Minimum Wage Increase for Federal Contractors
February 8, 2022
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Five U.S. states are suing the Biden administration over its new minimum wage hike that requires federal agencies to pay contractors $15 per hour. The change went into effect on Jan. 30, covering some 500,000 businesses that employ one-fifth of the entire U.S. labor force. The attorneys general of Arizona, Idaho, Indiana, Nebraska, and South Carolina,…
Washington Enacts Minimum Wage Hike via ‘Stimmy-Flation’
Commentary Much like the Biden administration’s failed vaccine mandate “workaround”—endowing OSHA with powers it doesn’t have in place of actual legislation—it seems they’ve stumbled on a work around for another pet project. One of the progressive movement’s long-time “wishlist” items has been a national minimum wage; as if the cost of living in New York…
California Businesses Brace for Higher Minimum Wage Starting Jan. 1
January 1, 2022
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SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Effective Jan. 1, 2022, California’s minimum hourly wage will increase to $15 for employers with 26 or more employees and $14 for employers with 25 or fewer employees—the highest hourly wage in the nation. In 2016, former Gov. Jerry Brown approved Senate Bill 3, a “new minimum wage phase-in requirement” that incrementally increases employees’…
Californians React to Higher Minimum Wage Starting Jan. 1
January 1, 2022
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Effective Jan. 1, 2022, California’s minimum hourly wage increased to $15 for employers with 26 or more employees and $14 for employers with 25 or fewer employees—the highest hourly wage in the nation. In 2016, former Gov. Jerry Brown approved Senate Bill 3, a “new minimum wage phase-in requirement” that incrementally increases employees’ income by…
New Mexico to Raise State Minimum Wage to $11.50 for the New Year
December 28, 2021
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New Mexico’s minimum wage will once again be raised by a dollar at the start of the new year on Jan. 1, 2022. The New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions (NMDWS) alerted employers and workers that the minimum wage would go up from $10.50 per hour to $11.50 per hour. The state tipped minimum wage will…
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