News tagged with minimum wage
Low-paid workers suffer high rate of workplace abuse, survey shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- An alarmingly high number of Los Angeles County workers at the bottom of the labor market are the victims of "wage theft" and other workplace violations by employers, who on average deprive ...
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Jan 07, 2010 |
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High-tech companies grapple with rising costs in China
The price to make Silicon Valley gadgets and computers in China - the assembly line for the global tech industry - is going up, forcing tech companies to rejigger supply chains to contain costs and to consider charging more ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Minimum wage hikes don't eliminate jobs
Increasing the minimum wage does not lead to the short- or long-term loss of low paying jobs, according to a new study co-authored by UC Berkeley economics professor Michael Reich and published in the November ...
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Dec 02, 2010 |
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Thailand buys Chinese tablet computers for schools
Thailand on Thursday signed a multi-million dollar deal to buy hundreds of thousands of Chinese-made tablet computers for primary school children, an official statement said.
May 10, 2012 |
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Apple pledge likely to boost China factory wages
(AP) -- This week's pledge to trim work hours and effectively raise wages for the hardscrabble Chinese employees who assemble Apple's iPads and iPhones isn't likely to drive up the prices that consumers pay.
Mar 30, 2012 |
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UN, Reno economist refutes conventional wisdom about minimum-wage earners
In one of the most in-depth studies to date of adults who earn minimum wage, University of Nevada, Reno economist Bradley R. Schiller answers the question that many policymakers have been asking for years: Do a large number ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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Britain at political crossroads: study
The National Centre for Social Research today released its latest British Social Attitudes report, its landmark study of the public's attitudes and values, published annually for almost thirty years.
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Dec 13, 2010 |
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