Bernie Sanders is at the forefront of the fight to make the minimum wage a living wage. Over the past 40 years, the cost of living has increased significantly while workers’ wages have stayed relatively flat, despite increased productivity. Meanwhile, the pay of CEOs is up nearly 1000 percent since 1978 — a figure that […]
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By Kelly Tolhurst February 11, 2020 Businesses that fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage will continue to be publicly named by the government, following a review of the scheme. Employers who fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage to be publicly named review of public naming
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February 11, 2020 Virginia House lawmakers advanced a bill that would raise the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $9 per hour in 2020. By 2022, the wage would be raised $13. The House of Delegates passed legislation that would raise the minimum wage in the state of Virginia. If House Bill 395 becomes
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By RUTH JONES NICHOLS FEB 10, 2020 The minimum wage debate has been at the forefront of both the public and private sectors. Initiatives aimed at a gradual increase from Virginia’s current $7.25 an hour federal minimum to $15 an hour have led to increased polarization across our great commonwealth. In the wake of this
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Feb 11, 2020 While Premier League footballers are paid eye-watering salaries, many of those working in catering, cleaning and stewarding do not earn enough to stay afloat, writes Catherine West MP, the shadow minister for sport. Football is the lifeblood of so many of our communities. Every weekend hundreds of thousands of families and friends
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