Minimum wage or NMW Is the lowest salary that workers must receive for the legal working day. On this page, you can view the NMW of the different countries, (National currency and in Dollars or Euros).
Cyprus is expected to introduce a national minimum wage by the end of January 2022. According to information, the national minimum wage will be set at 45% - 60% of the national median salary in Cyprus which is €1,573. However, the exact percentage has yet to be determined and will be...
The National Minimum Wage was originally introduced on 1 April 1999 at the rate of £3.60 per hour for adults aged 22 and over, and £3 per hour for younger workers aged 18-21. Since then, the rates have been increased on an annual basis. ...
Changes in low wage legislation happening on 1 October: A new minimum wage for 21-24 year olds, increased by 3.7 per cent to £6.95 an hour An increase in the Youth Development Rate, affecting 18-20 year olds, of 4.7 per cent to £5.55 an hour ...
The NMW, which came into effect in January this year amid much opposition, sets a floor of 20 rand (about 1.4 U.S. dollars) per hour, or 3,500 rand (about 250 dollars) a month for the majority of the country's 6 million workers, about half of the labor force. ...
The government is pushing the current NMW, which is 3,500 rand (about 292 U.S. dollars) per month or 20 rand per hour. "We are not slaves. We demand a living wage," some protesters shouted. Bob Hewit, a 39-year-old construction worker, said he has a family of four to support...
The national minimum wage rates have increased from 1 October 2008. There are three levels of NMW, and the rates from 1 October are as follows: 1. adult rate for workers aged 22 years and older - ￡5.73 per hour (up from ￡5.52); 2. a development, or youth, rate for workers aged...
“Unquestionably they will lead to business closures and job losses within a year”. There was also a warning that “some jobs on the minimum wage will become unviable”. Among the signatories to the letter were bosses at Whitbread and Greene King, the Times said. Bosses at pub chains...
The governing parties agreed in their coalition negotiations to lower the hurdles for skilled workers from abroad and make working more attractive again with various measures, including lifting the national minimum wage to 12 euros ($13.60) per hour. ($1 = 0.8822 euros) (Reporting by Thomas Es...
Portugal is one of Western Europe’s poorest countries, with government data showing more than 50% of workers earned less than 1,000 euros ($1,054.60) per month last year. The monthly minimum wage is 760 euros. Article content House prices in Portugal rose 18.7% in 2022, the biggest incr...