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[US] New law could raise fast food minimum wage to $22

[US] New law could raise fast food minimum wage to $22 [US] New law could raise fast food minimum wage to $22

Last week, McDonald's USA President Joe Erlinger called the legislation "lopsided, hypocritical, and ill-conceived."
06 Sep 2022
[US] Tax implications linger for on-demand pay

[US] Tax implications linger for on-demand pay [US] Tax implications linger for on-demand pay

Such ease of access could trigger tax obligations due to the Internal Revenue Code’s “constructive receipt” doctrine.
05 Sep 2022
[Argentina] Push to move welfare recipients from cash jobs onto payroll

[Argentina] Push to move welfare recipients from cash jobs onto payroll [Argentina] Push to move welfare recipients from cash jobs onto payroll

The policy aims to target welfare recipients who opt for informal, all-cash jobs to avoid losing government benefits.
02 Sep 2022
[US] India forced Twitter to put a government agent on payroll

[US] India forced Twitter to put a government agent on payroll [US] India forced Twitter to put a government agent on payroll

Peiter 'Mudge' Zatko raised the issue with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, among other security lapse claims at Twitter. 
25 Aug 2022
[Argentina] Workers hold minimum wage ‘funeral’ as inflation poised to hit 90%

[Argentina] Workers hold minimum wage ‘funeral’ as inflation poised to hit 90% [Argentina] Workers hold minimum wage ‘funeral’ as inflation poised to hit 90%

Melisa Gargarello - a representative for Front of Organizations in Struggle (FOL) who organised the protest - said the situation...
24 Aug 2022
[Canada] Prices will determine NWT’s minimum wage from 2023

[Canada] Prices will determine NWT’s minimum wage from 2023 [Canada] Prices will determine NWT’s minimum wage from 2023

The minimum wage will be calculated using a formula that combines changes in Yellowknife's consumer price index with changes in...
22 Aug 2022
[US] Judge orders Starbucks to reinstate fired workers

[US] Judge orders Starbucks to reinstate fired workers [US] Judge orders Starbucks to reinstate fired workers

The Memphis store is one of the nearly 220 Starbucks cafes in the US that has unionised over the last...
19 Aug 2022
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