Minimum Wage

The two states are the first in the US to boost pay to that level for the working poor.

Increase productivity and improve business functions and wage increases shouldn't be an issue.

Employers face tougher penalties for avoiding paying the new National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour.

National Living Wage will come into effect on Friday 1 April meaning workers aged 25 and over will be paid £7.20 an hour.

The Office for Budget Responsibility estimates 60,000 jobs will be lost by 2020 because of the rate.

The chancellor has shown he is willing to tolerate fewer jobs for higher pay - for others.

Sanders' message is that real change is possible, but Clinton basically says that this is as good as it gets.

Majority stakeholder and deputy chair Mike Ashley admitted: "We're in trouble".

Osborne has failed to reign in national debt but has caused profound heartache to our most vulnerable citizens.

HMRC has issued more than £629,000 in penalties to 92 companies on a February 'name and shame' list.

Technology and the rising minimum wage will be the reasons for the same.

Discount supermarket chain has seen its market share grow to 5.6% in early 2016.

People earning the least are often the ones to gain most from industrial action.

The UK will fail to reach full employment as hiring is becoming harder, say businesses.

When companies are forced to pay more they may offset cost by reducing how much they invest in workers.

According to an HMRC research, TSS in London leads the list with £1.7m owed to its 2,519 employees.

EXCLUSIVE: Edmonton MP Kate Osamor advertised an expenses-only internship.

All staff on the minimum wage will receive around 15p extra an hour.

Chancellor George Osborne to raise minimum pay to £7.20 per hour starting April 2016.

Boris Johnson unveils higher London Living Wage as 724 employers back bigger pay.

Peers will vote on George Osborne's plan to slash the welfare payments on 26 October.

Move will benefit 5,000 workers at the German firm and pressure Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and Morrisons.

EXCLUSIVE: The Department for Business admitted making the move after a probe by IBTimes UK.

Increase comes before the new mandatory National Living Wage of £7.20 in April 2016.

The former welfare minister and senior Labour MP spoke to IBTimes UK on the issue.

The ACS has warned that the policy will have a 'devastating impact' on the sector.

Rate set by Ikea represents an annually adjusted living wage advised by the Living Wage Foundation.

Chairman and founder Tim Martin slammed Osborne's policy of the UK living wage of £9 an hour by 2020.

Osborne's interference in minimum wage-setting will cost 60,000 jobs, predicts OBR.

Thousands of Indonesian workers marched the streets of Jakarta on Friday (1 May) demanding higher wages during the annual May Day Rally.