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| | | ... The unions are calling for a government-funded parental leave scheme of 26 weeks paid at no less than the national minimum wage plus superannuation; 15 hours of free childcare for every child per week for all families; and a right to request flexible ... |
| | | | ... austerity. No wait, he pledged not only to end austerity but to start being generous as well - by increasing the minimum wage; restoring the income tax-free threshold; stopping privatisations; provision of free electricity and food stamps for the poor ... |
| | | | ... recent reduction in the pension age for people with 45 years on the job, and the planned introduction of a national minimum wage. In addition, they described current state finances as "structurally unsustainable" for the long run." Can't argue with that. ... |
| | | | ... unit for its workforce has prompted harsh criticism for its assumption that its low-paid workers can't live on the minimum wage income that they are paid. A sample budget on McDonald's "Practical Money Skills for Life" website assumes that a worker must ... |
| | | | The latest figures on Chinese manufacturing show a contraction for the seventh consecutive month, although investment managers remain confident. HSBC's purchasing managers index (PMI) yesterday indicated factory output fell from 49.3 in April to 48.7 ... |
| | | | ... Cooper, with the result that retirees are now required to annuitise a minimum level of income. "What they do is use the minimum wage as a benchmark and then say that in retirement, you've got to annuitise an amount that's equal to half the minimum wage ... |
| | | | ... it has become, has already agreed to its creditors' fresh demands for more austerity - more than 20% reduction in minimum wage, decreased pensions and the sacking of around 15,000 state jobs - to get its fiscal finances back to some semblance of order. ... |
| | | | ... before it sees mo' money. According to the Wall Street Journal, "These policies include a 20% reduction in Greece's minimum wage, more than a,-3 billion of new government spending cuts, and further steps to slash supplemental pension benefits for retirees." ... |
| | | | ... reasons for this mammoth amount of debt (the GFC, various wars and the bank bailout), the issues of social security and minimum wage need to be held accountable, said John Abernethy, chief investment officer, Clime. "In our view it is the direct result ... |
| | | | The UK government's proposal to increase the adult national minimum wage for 21 year olds could raise employer pension contributions by 50 per cent, according to Watson Wyatt. According to the current bill before parliament, employees over the age of ... |
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