Israel’s Knesset votes to raise monthly minimum wage
“Raising the minimum wage to NIS 5,300 is a direct continuation of our work in favor of narrowing gaps and strengthening the working population,”says Finance Minister.
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Alberta and Ontario increase minimum wage as they aim for $15
Alberta’s minimum rate went up by $1.40 to $13.60 on Sunday, while Ontario’s level rose by 20 cents to $11.60.
Russian government approves bill on minimum wage hike
The Russian government approved the draft law on increasing the minimum wage from January 1, 2018, setting it in the amount of 9,489 rubles ($164.2)
Duke University to increase employee minimum wage to $15 by 2019
Over 2,300 Duke University staff members will get a pay raise by 2019.
Indianapolis City-County Council votes to increase minimum wage for county, city employees
The 22-2 vote allowed minimum wage to be set at $13 per hour.
South Korea to boost minimum wage by 16%
South Korea’s minimum wage is set to increase next year by 16 percent, the biggest jump since 2001.
Minneapolis City Council approves $15 minimum wage
The Minneapolis City Council approved a $15 minimum wage Friday, a move years in the making that will affect hundreds of businesses and thousands of workers across the city.
The Economic Security Project is committing $10 million to study universal basic income in the U.S.
Partially tested in various places in the 1960s and 1970sincluding areas of the US, Canada, and IndiaUBI gives everyone a guaranteed minimum payment as a way to, in theory, reduce poverty and improve health, eduction, and other benefits.
Portland adopts surcharge on CEO pay in move vs. income inequality
Moving to address income inequality on a local level, the City Council in Portland, Ore., voted on Wednesday to impose a surtax on companies whose chief executives earn more than 100 times the median pay of their rank-and-file workers.
Voters approve minimum wage increase to $13.50 in Washington state
Washington’s low-wage workers can expect to earn at least $13.50 an hour by 2020 under a ballot measure that won Tuesday night.