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Rejecting precarious work signals dissatisfaction with a labour market where wage employment rarely offers security or social mobility.
If real, inflation-adjusted wages are up, then why are millions of Americans so down about their economic prospects?
After decades of inflation and wage stagnation have eroded wages for workers, the upcoming wage hikes represent progress. But workers certainly deserve more than that.
Voters, city council and even local business leaders have tried to raise the city’s minimum wage, but face pushback from the state legislature in Harrisburg.
Working full time at the national living wage only earns a salary of £20,375.
Inner city occupations and shack settlements alike are the inevitable consequence of the fact that huge populations of people have to get by without a living wage.
The country urgently needs more people who are committed to living decently to undo the systemic humiliation caused by political and economic institutions.
How employers benefit from paying higher wages.
Our new research sets out six ways to cut a more gender-just and sustainable fashion sector.
Should the chronic hiring struggles of Canadian restaurants be referred to as a labour shortage, or can it be more accurately portrayed as a retention issue fuelled by a lack of decent work?
Employment and wages soared in the latest labor report, but that’s small comfort for the many workers with a job that doesn’t pay a living wage.
Ireland is looking at imposing a living wage on all employers.
Recent research shows a living wage creates healthier employees, less pressure on government subsidies and a skilled workforce.
The debate over how to classify gig workers pits flexibility against the higher incomes and benefits that come with being classified as an employee.
Many key workers are among the UK’s lowest paid.
Should a master of coffee be paid less than a curator or do they have equal cultural value and therefore be paid the same?
Promised increases from both sides are a striking new feature of UK politics and could be transformative for many.
It ought to be possible to replace Australia’s minimum wage with a higher “living wage” without putting people our of work, but more will be needed.
The legal minimum wage is vital for regulating low pay and preventing exploitation. But it is insufficient on its own to reduce poverty for working people.
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Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University
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Professor of Employment Relations & HR Management, University of Birmingham
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Clinical Professor of Practice, City and Regional Planning, The Ohio State University
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SIRE Chair in Economics, University of Aberdeen
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PhD Candidate, University of Leeds
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Associate Professor in Managing People and Organisations, University of Sydney
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Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology, University of Sheffield
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Thomas Wiedmann is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Sustainability Research, UNSW
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Professor of Law, The University of Texas at Austin
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PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Science, The University of Queensland
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Senior Economic Advisor at The Work Foundation, Lancaster University
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Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law, University of Florida
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Professor of Epidemiology, University of York
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Professor and Research Chair in Inclusive Societies, University of Sheffield
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Affiliate Research Associate, School of Political and Social Sciences, University of Glasgow