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The brutal hunt for low-paid work: ‘It’s like The Hunger Games – but for a job folding clothes’

It used to be fairly easy to get work that paid at or around the minimum wage. But with a shrinking number of positions come ever more hoops to jump through, from personality tests, to trial shifts, to towers constructed of marshmallows

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UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spending

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Plans to equalise minimum wage for older and younger workers could be delayed

Minister insists government still committed to manifesto pledge

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John Lewis and Waitrose staff set for pay hike amid £108m investment

JLP’s latest pay increase will surpass the increase in the national minimum wage announced in last November’s autumn budget.

Evening Standard

In Mamdani's War on Delivery Apps, New Yorkers Are the Collateral Damage

New York City's own past policies are to blame for much of the gig economy drama, which Mayor Mamdani will further exacerbate.

Reason

Minimum wages in 2026: Which countries pay the most across Europe?

Minimum wages vary widely across Europe. Euronews Business takes a closer look at them in both euro and purchasing power terms as of early 2026.

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2028 Olympics could bring big wins for Los Angeles labor unions

Labor unions in Los Angeles are gearing up for the 2028 Summer Olympics by planning strategically timed strikes to win better wages and benefits

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Here’s How Long the Average American Would Have To Work Minimum Wage To Have a Billion Dollars

Learn how long the average American would need to work at minimum wage to reach a billion dollars and why the numbers reveal stark income inequality.

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19 States Raised the Minimum Wage for 2026 — See How Much More You’ll Earn

Discover which U.S. states raised minimum wage in 2026 and how much you could earn. Learn the new rates and implications for workers.

GOBankingRates

19 States Just Saw a Minimum Wage Hike: What it Means for Your Wallet

If you noticed a little extra in your first paycheck of the year, you might be part of the historic wave of raises sweeping the...

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Deepfake porn, plastic bags and loud commercials: These are the new laws taking effect in America on January 1

Minimum wages are set to go up in many states, while uploading deepfake pornography will land you in hot water in California

The Independent UK

New 2026 laws from ‘red stripe’ on driver’s licenses to ‘America First’ plates on roads

California is targeting high prescription drug prices by getting into the business itself

The Independent UK

Minimum wage will rise in 19 states starting Jan. 1

More than 8.3 million workers will see their pay go up on Jan. 1

Axios

Washington will have the highest state minimum wage in 2026

Seattle and nearby cities will top $21 an hour, while the state rate hits $17.13 on Jan. 1.

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Seattle's Delivery Minimum Wage Failed Drivers and Raised Costs

Increased hourly rates corresponded with lower tips and fewer orders to share between drivers, leaving gig workers no better off than they were before the law passed.

The Conversation

With UK unemployment rising, will the government’s plan for young people pay off? An economist’s view

There are nearly one million young people in the UK who are not in employment, education or training (so-called Neets). After falling in number during the 2010s before the pandemic, this cohort of 16 to 24-year-olds has grown from 750,000 only six years ago. This is a worrying shift, for…

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109 Times People Decided They Were Not Paid Enough To Care To Do Their Job Well (New Pics)

There's no need to go above and beyond at work if you're earning minimum wage. Far too many people are already experiencing burnout, and we all know that your efforts might never be rewarded. But you still have to at least pretend that you care about your job, otherwise you…

Latin Times

Corporate Leaders in Mexico Seek Flexibility as Sheinbaum's Government Pushes Toward 40-Hour Workweek

The announcement came alongside an agreement to raise the national minimum wage by 13% in 2026

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Millennials Are Craving Simplicity: Living With Parents, Working Minimum Wage, And Keeping Life Small. 'The Trick Is Not To Be A Burden'

On Thanksgiving, a Reddit post on r/Millennials sparked a discussion: what if life were simpler? What if you skipped the high-stress job, mortgage payments, and societal expectations and instead lived at home with your parents, worked a minimum wage job, and embraced a low-consumption lifestyle?

Capital & Main

Home Care Workers Are Losing Minimum Wage Protections — and Fighting Back

Three million care workers, many of them Black and Latina women, could be classified as “companions” instead of professionals.

Benzinga

Joe Rogan Asks 'How Do You Live Off $7?' As He Warns That Most Americans Are One Crisis Away From Losing It All, 'And They're Doomed'

Joe Rogan is speaking his mind when it comes to America's economic reality. In podcast conversations with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Democratic Texas State Rep. James Talarico and author and entrepreneur Billy Carson, the comedian and host of “The Joe Rogan Experience” said the federal minimum wage is insulting and…

Capital & Main

Santa Fe’s Plan for a Real Minimum Wage Offers Lessons for Costly California

New Mexico’s fourth largest city is integrating the average rent into calculations of its lowest pay rate.

The Independent UK

Santa Fe tackles rental rates with first-in-US minimum wage approach

Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents

The Guardian - UK

Freeze on student loan repayment threshold could leave graduates struggling, NUS warns

Graduates in relatively low-paid jobs earning close to minimum wage will have to repay ‘more, much sooner’

The Independent UK

What a freeze on income tax thresholds means for you

The freeze on income tax thresholds has been extended until the 2030-2031 tax year for taxpayers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. This extension is projected to raise £7.6 billion in revenue by 2030 and will lead to an increase in the number of UK taxpayers. The policy relies on…

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