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[Mexico] Lawmakers want inflation-beating minimum wage increase

[Mexico] Lawmakers want inflation-beating minimum wage increase [Mexico] Lawmakers want inflation-beating minimum wage increase

On December 10 Mexico’s Senate approved a proposal to keep minimum wage increases above inflation.
16 Dec 2020
[US] 1.4 million workers claim unemployment benefits

[US] 1.4 million workers claim unemployment benefits [US] 1.4 million workers claim unemployment benefits

Last week American applications for unemployment benefits hit their highest level in three months, indicating increasing levels of job losses...
16 Dec 2020
[US] Starbucks raises wages for majority of staff

[US] Starbucks raises wages for majority of staff [US] Starbucks raises wages for majority of staff

Starbucks is increasing the wages of the majority of its staff this month. From December 14, all baristas, shift supervisors...
16 Dec 2020
[US] Kanye West faces two lawsuits from workers at his opera

[US] Kanye West faces two lawsuits from workers at his opera [US] Kanye West faces two lawsuits from workers at his opera

The musical artist and producer Kanye West is facing two class-action lawsuits from workers at his live Christian opera Nebuchadnezzar.
15 Dec 2020
[Cuba] Fivefold minimum wage increase among economic reforms

[Cuba] Fivefold minimum wage increase among economic reforms [Cuba] Fivefold minimum wage increase among economic reforms

Cuba will implement a fivefold minimum wage increase as part of reforms due to come into effect on January 1...
14 Dec 2020
[Canada] Advice for understanding year-end wage subsidies

[Canada] Advice for understanding year-end wage subsidies [Canada] Advice for understanding year-end wage subsidies

This year Canada’s federal government introduced two different wage subsidies to support small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
14 Dec 2020
[Colombia] 20% minimum wage cut for new jobs considered

[Colombia] 20% minimum wage cut for new jobs considered [Colombia] 20% minimum wage cut for new jobs considered

Colombia’s finance minister has proposed to temporarily allow employers to hire workers for 80 per cent of the country’s $250...
11 Dec 2020
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