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Guardian Essential poll: voters back minimum wage rise but divided on Labor’s climate target

A third of respondents think Albanese should adopt a more ambitious emissions target, while nearly half blame the Coalition’s climate wars for the energy crisis

The Guardian - AU

Barristers walk out of Bristol Crown Court in dispute with Government over 'below minimum wage' pay

"We became barristers because we believe in justice. Our system exists to ensure that the guilty are punished and that the innocent are acquitted"

Bristol Post

Britain’s hidden online ‘microworkers’ paid less than £4 an hour

Call to name and shame firms paying below the minimum wage for gig economy tasks like data entry

The Guardian - UK

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What does the Reserve Bank’s 3.5% pay rise ‘anchor’ mean for Australian workers?

Inflation is predicted to reach 7% by year’s end but the RBA’s Philip Lowe says wages growth of about 3.5% will keep economy moving

The Guardian - AU

Exhausted US airport workers see hope in minimum wage bill as summer of travel chaos looms

Bill would raise the minimum wage for US airport workers at a time when the travel industry in the US is in a deep crisis

The Guardian - US

WA workers on minimum wage to get 5.2 per cent pay rise to help with cost of living

WA's lowest paid workers will get an extra $40.90 per week, following a decision by the WA Industrial Relations Commission to hike pay rates by 5.25 per cent.

ABC News

Domestic violence help on the line in the NT with minimum wage increase set to stretch budgets more

The minimum wage rise announced this week means essential domestic violence services in the Northern Territory, crucial for women and children fleeing violence, are in jeopardy as already tight budgets are put under more pressure.

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How are PhD students meant to survive on two-thirds of the minimum wage?

Over the decades, supportive parents of Australian students on the cusp of graduating from their undergraduate studies have occasionally been struck by a bewildering decision by their pride and joy. Instead of pursuing an appetising salary in a prestigious company, their student has instead decided to do the unthinkable: they’re…

The Conversation

Taiwan’s Lost Growth (Part 2): How Stagnant Wages are Throttling the Economy

Taiwan has one of the lowest GDP growths since 1995 among emerging economies. This is not going to change if wages don’t grow.

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Minimum wage rise will 'flow up' to all workers and fuel inflation, businesses warns

It may be good news for those on the receiving end, but business groups warn the minimum wage rise announced yesterday will flow on to other workers, adding "fuel to the inflation fire".

ABC News

Minimum wage rise a fair boost for those who need it the most

While the percentage has been criticised by employers, the quantum is quite small. It is just one dollar an hour more or an extra $40 a week.

The Canberra Times

All you need to know about Ireland’s incoming minimum wage changes from potential start date to new rate

Changes were announced by Tanaiste Leo Varadkar on Tuesday afternoon as the first details of a pay boost were revealed

Irish Mirror

Minimum wage increase a rare bright spot for workers

The Fair Work Commission decision to increase the minimum wage by 5.2 per cent is a rare bright spot for workers in what has been a terrible decade.

The New Daily

'It's about survival': Businesses wary of wage hike flow-on effects

Some businesses will have no choice but to pass on costs to consumers, Canberra's Business Chamber says.

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Smart policies from neighbouring countries that we could replicate with independence

THE UK's performance was ranked against 10 neighbouring countries in the first indy paper, what else can we learn from their progressive policies?

The Guardian - AU

Workers and their wages are the collateral damage of the war on inflation

What a wonderful world we live in where a wage rise below inflation will apparently cause greater inflation!

The Conversation

This 5.2% decision on the minimum wage could shift the trajectory for all

Barely a month ago Anthony Albanese was derided as a “loose unit” for endorsing a 5.1% increase in the minimum wage.

ABC News

Farmers warn minimum wage increase will cause more checkout pain during cost-of-living crisis

Food producers say a wage increase for some of Australia's lowest-paid workers will have to be passed on to consumers as input costs continue to soar and farmers already struggling to make a profit reconsider their future.

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter minimum wage workers say increase 'enough to get by' while business and union divided

"It takes the guilt away when I'm putting fuel in the car and know that this week I need to buy groceries."

ABC News

National minimum wage to rise in July, but inflation rate leads to cut in real wages for workers on awards

The national minimum wage will be increased by 5.2 per cent, while those on award rates will see a 4.6 per cent rise. But because inflation is at 5.1 per cent, the wage hike means less to some workers.

The New Daily

Albanese welcomes pay rise for pandemic ‘heroes’

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the minimum wage by 5.2 per cent amid concerns about inflation.

The Guardian - AU

Lucky dollar: 5.2% minimum wage increase is a significant early political win for the Albanese government

Backing the wage rise shows Labor is on the side of workers at a time when many are doing it tough

ABC News

WA public sector unions step up fight for pay rises as Australian minimum wage boosted

A major headache is brewing for the West Australian Labor government as unions prepare to ramp up their battle for public sector wage rises that are in line with skyrocketing inflation and cost of living pressures.

The Conversation

Fair Work Commission gives a 5.2% – $40 a week – increase in the minimum wage

The Fair Work Commission has announced a rise in the minimum wage of 5.2% or $40 a week, taking it to $812.60 a week or $21.38 an hour.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s minimum wage earners to get $40 a week pay rise, Fair Work Commission rules

The national minimum wage will lift by 5.2%, with the commission noting a ‘sharp increase in the cost of living’

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