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Attorneys at Tilleke & Gibbins in Phnom Penh have contributed the Cambodia chapter to Labor and Employment Disputes 2024, a comprehensive guide from Lexology Panoramic to labor and employment dispute resolution in various jurisdictions around the world. The Cambodia chapter covers the following topics: Pre-action considerations: Key requirements, third-party funding, contingency fee arrangements Issuing a […]
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs and governance. FCT, Abuja – Festus Osifo, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has said that organised labour is pushing for an annual increase in the national minimum wage paid to workers in Nigeria. In an interview with Channels Television […]
Research shows that a full-time minimum wage worker earning $7.25 an hour makes just $20 more than the poverty guidelines for a single-person household. Add kids or needing to care for other family members, and that worker falls below poverty levels. Drexel University’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities found in 2021 that “a true living wage” that supports an individual’s basic […]
January 1, 2025 14:05 | News Commonwealth Bank call centre worker Adrian Thoen was devastated when he found out he was among thousands of workers at the nation’s biggest bank being underpaid to the tune of $16 million. He was employed on a flexible contract instead of a standard enterprise agreement, with more than 7000 […]
Millions of low-wage earners will see higher hourly rates in January, but the federal minimum remains stuck at $7.25. 2025 may be a more financially sound year for many Americans. That’s because on January 1 of the new year, the minimum wage for workers in 21 states will climb—some more significantly than others—with more states […]
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte announced a 10% increase in the country’s minimum wage. The new rate will rise from 1,025 soles to 1,130 soles monthly, equivalent to about $302. This change will take effect on January 1, 2025. It marks the first minimum wage adjustment since May 2022, during Pedro Castillo’s administration. Boluarte made this […]
Striking Volkswagen workers gather outside the Volkswagen factory on December 2, 2024 in Emden, Germany. Julian Stratenschulte| Getty Images News | Getty Images Volkswagen workers across Germany stopped work on Monday as the conflict between the German automotive giant and its employees over changes to labor agreements and potential factory closures escalated. Nine of Volkswagen’s […]
The Cross River State Government has finalised an agreement with organized labor to implement a N70,000 national minimum wage, including consequential adjustments across all levels, effective December 1, 2024. Discussions between labor and the government continued late into Sunday night. While full details of the meeting remain unclear, the Chief Press Secretary, Gill Nsa, confirmed […]
A sign at a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in Midtown Anchorage, seen on Wednesday, advertises for workers and cites a starting wage of $15 an hour. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Alaska’s minimum wage workers will get a tiny bump in pay starting on Jan. 1 before a larger increase becomes effective six months later. The […]
Governor Umo Eno has said that civil servants in the oil-rich Akwa Ibom State will not enjoy the new minimum wage until staff verifications are completed. Mr Eno approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the state weeks ago—N10,000 higher than the national minimum wage—following a similar move by his Lagos and […]