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OECD sees global minimum tax reshaping investment flows

PARIS (Reuters) – The introduction this year of a global minimum corporate tax will reshape the flow of multinationals’ foreign investments as the benefits from booking profits in tax havens disappear, an updated OECD impact study showed on Tuesday. First agreed in a landmark 2021 deal between 140 countries, the global minimum tax rate goes live this year with 36 countries already introducing laws setting a 15% floor on corporate taxation and more to follow. In a bid to limit tax competition between countries, the deal allows governments to apply a top-up tax to the 15% level on any profits

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Governor Murphy Touts New Jersey’s $15.13 Minimum Wage Increase in 2024

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy touted his administration’s accomplishment of surpassing the $15 minimum wage campaign promise he made to New Jersey when he first ran for governor. “As we begin a new year full of hope and optimism, we are incredibly proud that New Jersey’s statewide minimum wage is now over $15 an hour. When we first began our work together in January 2018, New Jersey’s minimum wage was only $8.60 per hour. Today, thanks to the bill signed into law in February 2019, we are one of only a handful of U.S. states with a minimum wage over $15

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Turkey’s minimum wage hike seen fuelling prices, hitting inflation outlook

By Ceyda Caglayan and Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s larger-than-expected minimum wage hike, which impacts some 7 million workers, is expected to push already elevated inflation even higher in the coming months, economists and sector officials said. Labour Minister Vedat Isikhan said on Wednesday the monthly minimum wage will be 17,002 lira ($578) in 2024, a 49% increase from the level determined in July and a 100% hike from January. Economists said the wage hike was set to cause a medium-term deterioration in the outlook for inflation, which was already expected to hit around 70%-75% in the first half

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New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Increase Taxes Effect on Monday, Here’s How Much

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey’s minimum wage will increase to $15.13 per hour for most workers starting January 1, 2024. This adjustment marks a significant step, surpassing the $15 target established by state leaders in 2019. For tipped employees, the new structure modifies their pay to $5.26 per hour with a $9.87 per hour tip credit, up from the previous $5.26 with an $8.87 tip credit. Governor Phil Murphy, a Democrat who campaigned on raising the state’s minimum wage, has been instrumental in this development. When he assumed office in 2018, the minimum wage was $8.60 per hour. The movement

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Uber to raise minimum wage for drivers in France

(Reuters) – Uber Technologies will raise the minimum wage it pays drivers in France as part of a wider agreement between ride-hailing companies and driver representatives in the country, the company said on Wednesday. Drivers will earn a minimum income 9 euros ($9.85) per trip, up from 7.65 euros they were earning previously, and will have a guaranteed income of 30 euros per hour and 1 euro per kilometer. The changes in hourly income guarantee and minimum wage per kilometer will be implemented by May next year, while the wage increase in revenue per trip will be in effect from

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Ecuador raises monthly minimum wage to $460 for 2024

QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s labor ministry said on Friday it will raise the country’s monthly minimum wage to $460 in 2024, amid economic troubles and high unemployment. The measure, a $10 increase on this year’s salary, will benefit workers, the ministry said in a statement, and was adopted after business groups and workers organizations failed to agree an increase. The government estimates the fiscal deficit will be more than $5 billion this year. New President Daniel Noboa has promised to create jobs, especially for young people, and boost investment for the struggling economy through urgent legislative reforms. (Reporting by Alexandra

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Germany approves global minimum corporate tax

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German parliament on Friday approved the implementation of a global minimum corporate tax, as part of an international deal to ensure large companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15%. Multinational firms will have to pay that level of tax on all of the profits they make worldwide, regardless of where the profits are generated. In 2021 almost 140 countries agreed to an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development deal they are meant to implement from next year to prevent big companies like Alphabet’s Google or Amazon avoiding taxation by transferring profits to low-tax countries. This

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Indonesia court to rule on president, VP candidates’ minimum age

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Constitutional Court will next week rule on a petition seeking to lower the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates in elections, which could pave the way for President Joko Widodo’s eldest son to run in 2024. The world’s third-biggest democracy is set to vote in simultaneous presidential and legislative elections in February next year. The court will decide on the judicial review requests on Oct. 16, its spokesperson said on Tuesday. The president’s son and mayor of Surakarta city Gibran Rakabuming Raka has not announced any intention to run, but politicians supporting the campaign

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New Jersey Lawmaker Wants Mandatory Minimum Sentencing for Bribery Convictions

TRENTON, NJ – Senator Ed Durr announced plans to introduce legislation that would establish mandatory minimum sentences for individuals convicted of bribery. The bill aims to require a minimum of five years in prison for those convicted of this particular crime. Under existing law, bribery offenses can be classified as either second or third-degree crimes, depending on the value of the bribe involved. Second-degree crimes can result in five to ten years in prison and fines up to $150,000, while third-degree crimes carry a sentence of three to five years and fines up to $15,000. Currently, convicts may become eligible

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Biden’s $15 minimum wage for federal contractors blocked by US judge

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in Texas has ruled that President Joe Biden lacked the power to order U.S. government contractors to pay workers a minimum wage of $15 an hour, and blocked the plan from being enforced in three states. In a ruling late on Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Drew Tipton in Victoria decided that because the Democratic president’s 2021 executive order potentially affects millions of workers and has “vast economic and political significance,” only Congress had the power to adopt it. Tipton, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump, blocked the Biden administration from

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New Jersey Minimum Wage to Pass $15 per Hour Starting January 2024

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey will raise its statewide minimum wage by $1, making it $15.13 per hour for most employees starting on January 1, 2024. The increase fulfills and surpasses the goal initiated by legislation signed by Governor Murphy in February 2019 to achieve a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour by 2024. When Governor Murphy took office in 2018, the minimum wage in New Jersey was $8.60 per hour. Raising the minimum wage became an immediate legislative focus for both the Governor and the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Governor Murphy stated that increasing the minimum wage has been

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Bank of America to raise minimum wage to $23 an hour in October

By Lananh Nguyen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bank of America will boost its minimum hourly wage to $23 in October as it heads toward a goal of raising hourly pay to $25 by 2025, the company said in a statement Wednesday. The pay bump translates to a minimum salary of almost $48,000 a year for full-time employees, according to the second largest U.S. lender. BofA has increased pay several times in recent years, starting with a move to $15 an hour in 2017. “Providing a competitive minimum rate of pay is foundational,” Sheri Bronstein, the bank’s chief human resources officer

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US FAA cuts minimum flight requirements at New York airports through late 2024

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Citing air traffic controller staffing issues, U.S. regulators announced on Friday they will again extend cuts to minimum flight requirements at congested New York City-area airports through October 2024, giving relief to airlines who faced delays because of government staffing issues. Under minimum flight requirements, airlines can lose their takeoff and landing slots at congested airports if they do not use them at least 80% of the time. The waiver allows airlines to not fly some flights and still retain slots. The FAA said the number of certified controllers at the New York Terminal

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Polish govt hikes minimum wage as voters fret over cost of living

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s minimum wage will rise by almost 18% in January, the prime minister said on Thursday, ahead of Oct. 15 elections in which the cost of living ranks high among voters’ concerns. Bidding to become the first Polish government since the fall of communism to win three terms in office, nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) are emphasising the impact the introduction of generous social benefits and sharp minimum wage increases have had on voters lives. After the hike to 4,242 zlotys ($980) a month in January, the minimum wage will rise again to 4,300 zlotys in July,

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Biden seeks minimum staff levels at US nursing homes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration on Friday proposed setting federal minimum staffing levels for nursing homes, a move aimed at addressing longtime complaints about abuse and neglect in the industry that were highlighted during the COVID-19 pandemic. THE TAKE: Biden, a Democrat, pledged last year to protect American seniors’ lives and life savings by cracking down on nursing homes that commit fraud or endanger patients’ safety and address the chronic understaffing at long-term care facilities that was exposed during the pandemic. BY THE NUMBERS: The nursing home industry takes in nearly $100 billion a year from U.S. taxpayers,

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Australian gig workers to get right to negotiate minimum pay, conditions

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian gig workers will be able to negotiate for minimum pay and conditions under a new law to be introduced next week in parliament by the centre-left Labor government. The law will define “employee-like workers” in the gig economy, a catch-all term including those who deliver food or drive for apps like Uber or DoorDash. Australia’s industrial umpire will then be empowered to set standards around pay, hours and insurance. However, the umpire will have discretion to vary standards between workplaces and the laws will not mandate uniform pay or conditions. Employment Minister Tony

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Japan set for largest ever minimum wage hike after panel proposal

TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese government panel recommended on Friday that the national average minimum wage be raised by 41 yen ($0.29) an hour to 1,002 yen, the biggest hike ever in value terms, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes wages a key focus of his policies. The health ministry panel’s annual recommendation serves as the nationwide standard for minimum wages. “I welcome this outcome,” Kishida told reporters. “Raising wages, as I’ve repeatedly said, is one of the most important challenges for the Kishida administration.” Kishida and the Bank of Japan are hoping that wage hikes can be sustained so

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South Korea to hike minimum wage by 2.5% in 2024, smallest in three years

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has decided to raise the minimum wage by a three-year low of 2.5% in 2024, its Minimum Wage Commission said on Wednesday, amid slowing growth and high inflation. The minimum hourly wage will be raised to 9,860 won ($7.80) next year, up from 9,620 won this year, the commission said. The figure was reached after 110 days of discussion, the most number of days it has ever taken reach an agreement. It will be the smallest increase since 2021, when the wage was raised by a record low of 1.5% amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ($1

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Uber, Door Dash To Sue New York City Over $20 Minimum Wage Law

NEW YORK, NY – Uber Technologies Inc, DoorDash Inc, and other app-based food delivery companies have filed lawsuits challenging New York City’s new law that establishes a minimum wage for delivery workers. The companies argue that the law, which goes into effect on July 12, misunderstands the nature of the food delivery industry. Under the law, companies are required to pay delivery workers a minimum of $17.96 per hour, increasing to nearly $20 by April 2025. Companies can choose to pay workers hourly or per delivery, based on the hours logged into the app. The companies claim that the new

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NYC Slapped With Lawsuit Over New Minimum Wage Law

NYC Slapped With Lawsuit Over New Minimum Wage Law Will Kessler on July 7, 2023 Four food delivery services sued New York City Thursday over a new law that would raise the minimum wage for app-based delivery drivers, according to The Associated Press. Uber, Relay, DoorDash and Grubhub filed three lawsuits to the state Supreme Court, with DoorDash and Grubhub filing jointly, to have a temporary restraining order placed to prevent a new minimum wage increase that is set to go into effect on July 12, according to the AP. The suit comes after Democratic New York City Mayor Eric

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Germany set to raise minimum wage by more than 3%, unions want more

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany was set to raise its minimum wage by 3.4% to 12.41 euros ($13.53) an hour from 2024, based on the proposals of government-appointed commission on Monday, although unions and analysts said the hike would not be enough to cover inflation. Labour Minister Hubertus Heil said he would accept the proposals – which were also for a further 3.3% rise to 12.82 euros an hour from January 2025 – though “I can understand that some wished for more”. His approval means the changes will most likely go ahead, raising the wages of almost 6 million people. Increasing

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Low-tax Switzerland votes on global minimum corporate tax rate

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss citizens vote this weekend on whether to raise business tax to 15% from an average of 11% to align with a global minimum tax rate, although even with the rise the country would still have one of the lowest corporate tax levels in the world. In 2021 almost 140 countries including Switzerland agreed to an Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) deal to ensure large companies pay a minimum tax rate of 15%, to prevent them trying to avoid taxation by transferring profits to low tax countries. The increase is expected to

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New York City To Raise Minimum Wage For Delivery App Workers

New York City To Raise Minimum Wage For Delivery App Workers Will Kessler on June 12, 2023 Democratic New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Sunday that the city will implement a new minimum wage for drivers who deliver for Uber Eats and DoorDash, according to a press release. Delivery apps like Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub will be required to pay at least $19.96 an hour to more than 60,000 delivery workers in NYC, according to a press release from Adams’ office. The previous average rate for delivery drivers was $7.09 an hour The new minimum wage rate

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‘We Are Asking For The Bare Minimum’: Riley Gaines Blasts Biden Admin Over Title IX Rewrite

‘We Are Asking For The Bare Minimum’: Riley Gaines Blasts Biden Admin Over Title IX Rewrite Harold Hutchison on May 17, 2023 Former NCAA swimmer Riley Gaines ripped the Biden administration on Wednesday over plans to re-write Title IX to force schools to allow biological males to compete in women’s sports. “We are asking for the bare minimum we deserve as women. We deserve safety, we deserve privacy, we deserve equal opportunity, and we deserve respect and they are trying to take that away, the Biden administration, by new proposed Title IX rewrite,” Gaines said during an appearance on “Fox

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Democratic Senators Shy Away From Bernie Sanders’ $17 Minimum Wage Increase

Democratic Senators Shy Away From Bernie Sanders’ $17 Minimum Wage Increase Arjun Singh on May 5, 2023 Democratic senators have signaled they do not support Bernie Sanders’s proposal to raise the minimum wage to $17 within five years. Sanders, a progressive leader, announced the proposal on Thursday, arguing that there would be “political consequences” if Democrats don’t raise the federal wage, which is currently $7.25. Democrats currently have a slim Senate majority of 50 seats, and losing one vote means the bill won’t pass. Several Democratic Senators have signaled they do not support Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont’s proposal

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