The minimum wage in the UK at the moment appears to be £5.52 an hour and in the U.S.A., the federal minimum wage is $5.85 per hour, effective July 24, 2007. Proponents say that the net effect of a minimum wage policy guarantees a base living standard for all workers, does not significantly effect unemployment, increases work ethic, stimulates the economy through consumer buying, decreases so...

From The Metro: More than 1.5 million workers are being "cheated" out of the national minimum wage by dishonest employers, with hairdressers, hotel and bar staff most likely to suffer, according to new research. The TUC said workers across the country are still taking home less than the legal minimum wage because of rogue employers who were paying below the adult rate of £5.73 an hour... Woa...

Peter Mandelson, Labour's Business Secretary, and Pat McFadden MP, Labour's Business Minister, today announced the National Minimum Wage will increase from October 2009 - benefiting a million low-paid workers. Labour introduced the National Minimum Wage ten years ago against Conservative opposition. The National Minimum Wage for low-paid workers aged 22 and over will rise from &pound...

Peter Mandelson, Labour's Business Secretary, and Pat McFadden MP, Labour's Business Minister, today announced the National Minimum Wage will increase from October 2009 - benefiting a million low-paid workers. Labour introduced the National Minimum Wage ten years ago against Conservative opposition. The National Minimum Wage for low-paid workers aged 22 and over will rise from £5.7...

Gawd bless the TUC. You can't rely on them to organise workers to fight back, or to say boo to a goose, but they come up with some useful research every now and again. So the latest from the Department Of Oo You Don't Say is the startling news that female migrant workers are the group most likely to be paid less than the minimum wage. You probably guessed that already, but at least you n...

The minimum wage for adult workers has been raised by 21p per hour, with the government warning there will be stricter penalties on firms who fail to comply.

I think they could be more of a Labour party, but I think overall we have been a LABOUR government, yes. Minimum wage, the largest ever redistribution of wealth under any government, SureStart, EMA's, a Minimum wage, easier conditions for trade union recognition, Social Chapter, child trust funds, equal rights for agency workers, a Minimum wage, devolution, near total abolition of hereditarie...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the minimum wage, introduced by the Labour government and opposed by many of today's Tories who claim to be on the side of working families. If you visit "target="_blank">here you can see the dramatic difference the minimum wage makes each day. Neatly coinciding with this year's anniversary is an increase in holiday leave for all workers in Britain. EU law

The Government today launched a new campaign to ensure workers were paid the minimum wage, with a warning to rogue employers that they faced tougher penalties.

How predictable. There have not only been calls to freeze the minimum wage, but also to allow businesses to pay their employees less than the minimum wage because of current economic problems. My blood pressure was going through the roof yesterday when I heard a UKIP politician on Radio 2 calling for businesses to be allowed to pay below the National Minimum Wage! So, the cause of the current rece...