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Canada Hikes Federal Minimum Wage By 2.4%. How Will It Benefit Indians
The Canadian government has raised the Federal Minimum Wage Rate for private sector workers. The move, which came into effect on April 1, will benefit thousands of Indian students and professionals working in federally regulated sectors in Canada.
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Ontario Premier Threatens To Shut Electricity For US If Trade War Intensifies
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, has raised the electricity rates by 25 per centfor 1.5 million Americans in response to the trade war waged by US President Donald Trump.
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Parliamentary Panel Raises Concern Over Low Wages Under Rural Employment Scheme
Flagging low wages under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), a Parliamentary panel has questioned why the remuneration under the flagship scheme was not linked to an inflation index.
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Myanmar Shop Owners Are Being Jailed For Giving A Raise To Their Employees. Here's Why
Wage increases are seen as undermining the regime by making people believe that inflation is rising.
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Seoul's Loudspeakers That Began Battle With North Korea Faces Audit
The loudspeakers deployed by South Korea to wage psychological warfare against North Korea faced audits and legal battles claiming they were too quiet, raising questions over how far into the reclusive North their propaganda messages could blast.
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Bangladesh Increases Garment Workers Minimum Pay By 56%: Report
Bangladesh raised the minimum monthly wage for its four million garment workers by 56.25 percent on Tuesday, a decision immediately rejected by unions seeking a near-tripling of the figure.
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Labourer Contesting Gujarat Polls Pays Deposit Of Rs 10,000 In Rs 1 Coins
A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission to contest Assembly polls.
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Delhi Governement Hikes Minimum Wages Of Unskilled, Skilled Workers
Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government has raised the minimum wages of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying this will be a respite for them from inflation.
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Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
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Legal Heat Intensifies Against Celsius, Custody Users Wage War to Get Rights to Their Funds
After Celsius lawyers recently claimed that custody account holders may have lost the ownership of their assets, these users have joined forces against the crypto lending firm. Around 300 custody account owners have raised around $100,000 (roughly Rs. 80 lakh) to support their legal work.
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Delhi Raises Wages Of Labourers, Hiked Wages Applicable From April 1
The Delhi government today raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers. With the latest revision in the dearness allowance, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from Rs 16,064 to Rs 16,506 per month.
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Amazon Prime Membership Fees Hiked in US as Wages, Costs Rise
Amazon said it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17 percent, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year.
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Employers May Have To "Pay More" Amid Labour Shortage, Says Top US Official: Report
US employers especially in the service sector may have to raise wages as the economy adjusts to a labor shortage, but that would be a "good thing" for workers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
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Canada Hikes Federal Minimum Wage By 2.4%. How Will It Benefit Indians
The Canadian government has raised the Federal Minimum Wage Rate for private sector workers. The move, which came into effect on April 1, will benefit thousands of Indian students and professionals working in federally regulated sectors in Canada.
-
Ontario Premier Threatens To Shut Electricity For US If Trade War Intensifies
Doug Ford, the premier of Ontario, has raised the electricity rates by 25 per centfor 1.5 million Americans in response to the trade war waged by US President Donald Trump.
-
Parliamentary Panel Raises Concern Over Low Wages Under Rural Employment Scheme
Flagging low wages under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act), a Parliamentary panel has questioned why the remuneration under the flagship scheme was not linked to an inflation index.
-
Myanmar Shop Owners Are Being Jailed For Giving A Raise To Their Employees. Here's Why
Wage increases are seen as undermining the regime by making people believe that inflation is rising.
-
Seoul's Loudspeakers That Began Battle With North Korea Faces Audit
The loudspeakers deployed by South Korea to wage psychological warfare against North Korea faced audits and legal battles claiming they were too quiet, raising questions over how far into the reclusive North their propaganda messages could blast.
-
Bangladesh Increases Garment Workers Minimum Pay By 56%: Report
Bangladesh raised the minimum monthly wage for its four million garment workers by 56.25 percent on Tuesday, a decision immediately rejected by unions seeking a near-tripling of the figure.
-
Labourer Contesting Gujarat Polls Pays Deposit Of Rs 10,000 In Rs 1 Coins
A daily wage worker whose slum colony in Gujarat capital Gandhinagar was razed in 2019 to make way for a hotel, raised Rs 10,000 in Re 1 coins from his supporters and deposited that amount with the Election Commission to contest Assembly polls.
-
Delhi Governement Hikes Minimum Wages Of Unskilled, Skilled Workers
Ahead of Diwali, the Delhi government has raised the minimum wages of unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers, with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia saying this will be a respite for them from inflation.
-
Amazon Increases Hourly Wages for US Warehouse, Transportation Workers Ahead of Peak Gifting Season
Amazon on Wednesday announced that it had raised the average hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers in the US to $19 (roughly Rs. 1,560). According to Amazon, the pay hikes will cost the company $1 billion (roughly Rs. 8,200 crore) crore over the coming year. The e-commerce giant's decision comes ahead of the peak gifting season in the...
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Legal Heat Intensifies Against Celsius, Custody Users Wage War to Get Rights to Their Funds
After Celsius lawyers recently claimed that custody account holders may have lost the ownership of their assets, these users have joined forces against the crypto lending firm. Around 300 custody account owners have raised around $100,000 (roughly Rs. 80 lakh) to support their legal work.
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Delhi Raises Wages Of Labourers, Hiked Wages Applicable From April 1
The Delhi government today raised the dearness allowance (DA) for labourers. With the latest revision in the dearness allowance, the monthly wages for unskilled labourers have been raised from Rs 16,064 to Rs 16,506 per month.
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Amazon Prime Membership Fees Hiked in US as Wages, Costs Rise
Amazon said it was raising the price of its annual US Prime subscriptions by 17 percent, as it looks to offset higher costs for shipping and wages that it expects to persist this year.
-
Employers May Have To "Pay More" Amid Labour Shortage, Says Top US Official: Report
US employers especially in the service sector may have to raise wages as the economy adjusts to a labor shortage, but that would be a "good thing" for workers, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday.
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Ahead Of Assam Polls, Tea Industry Body Hikes Workers' Wages By Rs 26
The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.
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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
