U.S. jobs pay an average 23% less today than they did before the 2008 recession, according to a new report released on Monday by the United States Conference of Mayors. In total, the report found $93 billion in lost wages…. Read More ›
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Workers face biggest fall in living standards since Victorian era ( U.K. )
The number of public sector workers on low wages doubles to more than one million, with women and part-time staff disproportionately affected by squeeze on incomes Nigel Morris Monday, 9 December 2013 The biggest drop in living standards since the… Read More ›
McDonald’s to employees: Break your food into small pieces to feel full and sell your Christmas presents for cash
By Travis Gettys The fast-food giant McDonald’s is urging employees to break up food into smaller pieces to feel full or sell their Christmas presents for extra money. The restaurant chain made the recommendations on its “McResource” employee website to… Read More ›
McDonald’s employee arrested for confronting CEO on low wages
Published time: October 10, 2013 00:26 A Chicago woman was arrested late last week after confronting the president of her long-time employer McDonald’s over the low wages she earns as she struggles to raise two young children. Nancy… Read More ›
American women’s wages won’t be equal to those of American men for another 45 years, says a recent study
Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned last year Most full-time employed women will be retired by the time wages are equal between women and men Stagnant wages may have to do with poor family and medical leave… Read More ›
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
23 Sep 2013 DHAKA (AFP) Angry Bangladeshi garment workers blocked roads, set factories alight and clashed with police for a third day on Monday as protests demanding a minimum monthly wage of $100 spread outside the capital Dhaka. Abdul Baten, police… Read More ›
How McDonald’s workers CAN’T live on their minimum wages: Fast food giant sets up website to help their employees budget better… and it recommends they get a second job
By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 19:19 EST, 16 July 2013 | UPDATED: 23:59 EST, 16 July 2013 McDonald’s seems to be well aware that its employees are unable to survive on their minimum wages, so the company has come … Read More ›
Crisis: Greece; State company wages to be cut by 25%
18 December, 14:36 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, DECEMBER 18 – As of January 1, none of some 120,000 civil servants working at public enterprises, known as DEKOs, will earn more than 2,200 euros per month due to a new pay structure… Read More ›
Downing Street says Boris Johnson’s living wage may be ‘illegal’ with European laws
Boris Johnson has clashed with Downing Street after government lawyers warned his initiative to pay workers a “living wage” could break European laws. By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent 5:34PM GMT 05 Nov 2012 Ministers commissioned two separate legal opinions on… Read More ›
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