South African cabinet approves $1.43 an hour national minimum wage
Credit ratings agencies have said a minimum wage could help stabilise the labour market and reduce the number of costly strikes in Africa’s most industrialised economy.
Credit ratings agencies have said a minimum wage could help stabilise the labour market and reduce the number of costly strikes in Africa’s most industrialised economy.
The data suggest that the traditional economic idea that rising wage prices reduce the number of available low-paid jobs might not be true.
Qatar has committed to a range of labour law reforms, including the introduction of a minimum wage.
“Raising the minimum wage to NIS 5,300 is a direct continuation of our work in favor of narrowing gaps and strengthening the working population,”says Finance Minister.
Alberta’s minimum rate went up by $1.40 to $13.60 on Sunday, while Ontario’s level rose by 20 cents to $11.60.
Thousands of Target employees are about to get a raise.
The Russian government approved the draft law on increasing the minimum wage from January 1, 2018, setting it in the amount of 9,489 rubles ($164.2)
Over 2,300 Duke University staff members will get a pay raise by 2019.
The 22-2 vote allowed minimum wage to be set at $13 per hour.
South Korea’s minimum wage is set to increase next year by 16 percent, the biggest jump since 2001.