Workers in a car factory in South Africa.
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Power outages in South Africa pose a threat to employment.
UK workers may begin to notice their pay going further if wage growth can outpace inflation.
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UK inflation fell to 2.3% in the year to April – but it doesn’t necessarily mean the squeeze on household finances is to end.
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Addressing the problem will require a more inclusive labour market that better accommodates non-standard career paths.
The national living wage has just been raised by 10%.
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Since being introduced in 2016, the UK national living wage has risen to become one of the highest in the world.
A full-time minimum wage worker in Philadelphia earns just over $15,000 a year with no vacation or sick days.
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Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
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The Albanese government in its yearly submission to the Annual Wage Review will argue that real wages of low paid workers should not go backwards.
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The gender wage and employment gaps are narrowing, and working from home is helping drive the change.
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Why do gay men generally earn less than heterosexual men, and lesbian women more than heterosexual women? New research aims to find out why, and how LGBTQ+ inclusivity can be improved.
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Research shows that when shareholders complain about pay gaps between CEOs and their employees widening, it can cause even more disparity.
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Changes in the law will ensure that companies can’t go on ignoring inequalities in earnings and wealth in South Africa.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement on the province’s minimum wage in November 2021.
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Ontario almost joined Manitoba and Québec in eliminating the under-18 minimum wage 30 years ago. Then Bob Rae reneged on an election promise.
Country singer Adley Stump, a former contestant on NBC’s hit reality show ‘The Voice,’ performs at an Air Force base in Washington state.
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With the TV writers and actors strikes leaving networks with little scripted content, the fall 2023 lineup will be saturated with low-cost reality TV shows like ‘The Voice.’
Economists are feeling dismal for a reason.
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The latest labor figures are less encouraging than they might seem.
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CEO pay often attracts more outrage than footballers’ record wages – what does this say about the value we place on different jobs and skills?
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Official data confirms what we are all experiencing - the cost of most things has jumped. So how is this measured and where are the biggest increases?
It won’t hurt a bit.
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The Bank of England has just raised rates for the 14th time in a row to 5.25%.
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Adjusted for inflation, Australians are being paid less than they were in 2020. These 4 charts show what’s changed in how we work – and the growing gap between your pay and what you can afford to buy.
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Unless we boost productivity, wages growth could sink back to 2-3%. The Productivity Commission has some good solutions – and we’d argue redesigning the Stage 3 tax cuts should be on the list too.
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Change and communication across the food supply chain will help stop prices from rising further.
Budgeting for a rising cost of living.
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My research shows that UK price rises are likely to have been caused by high profits, falling wages and weak production over decades