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Criminal barrister strike is no surprise – their pay can start at less than minimum wage

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out, indefinite strike after years of declining pay. This industrial action will begin in the first week of September and escalates existing instances of withdrawn labour in relation to cases funded by criminal legal aid.

The Conversation

What is the national minimum wage and when will it increase?

TUC calls for rate raise ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

Minimum wage should be increased to £15 an hour 'as soon as possible'

The current minimum wage for workers aged 23 and over is £9.50

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Raise minimum wage to £15 an hour as low-paid pushed to 'brink', TUC warns

TUC boss Frances O'Grady warned that millions of low-paid workers 'live wage packet to wage packet' and they are now being 'pushed to the brink by eye-watering bills and soaring prices'

Daily Mirror

Cost of living news – live: Calls for £15 minimum wage as energy price cap to rise

Trade Unions Congress calls for change for lowest-paid workers ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

Cost of living news: London bus drivers latest to strike in call for pay rise

It comes as new energy price cap expected later this week

The Independent UK

TUC unveils plan for £15 minimum wage as cost-of-living crisis bites

Government promise of ‘high wage economy’ needs more than ‘wishful thinking’, unions say

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Parsing the minimum wage hike debate

As Thai workers feel the pinch of soaring living expenses, the government has announced plans to raise the daily minimum wage by October to help alleviate the burden. However, some analysts argue the key to raising the quality of the Thai workforce lies in productivity.

Bangkok Post

TUC picks opportune moment to call for rise in minimum wage

Analysis: £15 an hour is ‘logical next step’ amid cost of living crisis but neither Labour or Tories likely to back campaign

The Guardian - UK

Minimum wage should be increased to £15 an hour as soon as possible, says TUC

Move opens new policy gap between unions and Labour party, which is reluctant to commit to specific figure under Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on raising the minimum wage: winning the fight for £15 an hour

Editorial: Britain may be as close now to a general strike as it has ever been. To resolve industrial tensions means thinking big

The Guardian - UK

Labour sets out plan to change minimum wage so it reflects cost of living

Angela Rayner says workers should not receive a ‘fake living wage they can’t live on’

The Independent UK

Miami rapper Rick Ross bad boss? Minimum wage, child labor violations at Wingstop stores

MIAMI — Fast food franchises that make employees pay for safety training, background checks and their own uniforms? Ignoring child labor law? And don’t even think about being short on the register.

Miami Herald

Labour sets out plan to link minimum wage to cost of living

Exclusive: earnings of lowest-paid could rise by £832; lower rates for 18- to 22-year-olds to be scrapped

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The Independent UK

Queen’s granddaughter Lady Louise Windsor ‘earns near minimum wage working at garden centre’

She took on the job while awaiting her A-level results, which earned her a place to study English at St Andrews University

The Denver Post

Minimum wage in Denver will increase next year to more than $17 per hour

The minimum wage in Denver will increase to $17.29 per hour beginning January 1, an annual adjustment based on the Consumer Price Index.

Bangkok Post

Making more than ends meet

A move to expedite the enforcement of the new daily minimum wage as early as October has added to the debate over what the most acceptable wage rise should be.

Bangkok Post

Wage hike caution

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin is right to vow an increase in the daily minimum wage from Oct 1, instead of next year.

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The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss’s plans to help lowest earners pay energy bills ‘insulting’, says Labour

Analysis of tax proposals shows a full-time employee on national minimum wage would gain £1 a week

Bangkok Post

FTI frets over looming minimum wage hike

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) does not agree with the Labour Ministry's plan to enforce a new minimum wage hike on Oct 1, which is earlier than originally anticipated, as businesses will be flooded with too many financial burdens, notably a rise in the Bank of Thailand's policy rate…

Bangkok Post

EconThai calls for wage hike to be based on inflation rate

The Employers' Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry (EconThai) is urging the government to base the daily minimum wage calculation on inflation, not politically-motivated factors, as the Labour Ministry plans to enforce the new wage hike in October, which is sooner than originally anticipated.

Tribune News Service

Eduardo Porter: Minimum wages are going up. Jobs may disappear.

The minimum wage is roaring back.

Bangkok Post

Labour minister pushing for wage rise in October

Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin said on Tuesday he wanted an increase in the daily minimum wage of 5-8% from Oct 1 instead of early next year as intended, and denied bringing the pay rise forward was politically motivated.

Bangkok Post

Govt plans to raise minimum wage by 5-8%

The government plans to raise the mininum wage for the first time in more than two years, by 5% to 8% to help workers cope with the impact of the pandemic, according to the national wage committee and the labour minister.

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