Pressure heating up in Germany for first-ever minimum wage
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18:49 11/06/2007
Watch This Video Over the past year, the economy has been turning around in Germany . For nearly a decade, Germany has been synonymous with an anemic economy, high unemployment and a nearly out-of-...
University education results in significantly higher wages, US Census Bureau
18:23 20/11/2006
It seems obvious that a higher education should mean greater earnings. The U.S. Census Bureau has put some specific numbers on the benefits of a college degree in a recent report. Analysis of income...
Wage increases impact highly skilled 457 visa program in Australia
16:17 16/11/2006
In a slight twist on an old theme, significant wage gains now mean less. After a 45% surge in skilled workers coming to Australia in 2004-05, the rate of growth in the first three months of this...
US Senate blocks minimum wage increase
13:07 22/06/2006
Since 1997 there have been nine attempts in the US Senate to increase the minimum wage for working class people in America. Wednesday marked the ninth time that such a stand-alone proposal has been...