Firefox usage is down 85% despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up 400% ~tech browsers Article 2094 words 30 votes
RAND study uncovers massive income shift to the top 1% - The median worker should be making as much as $102,000 annually—if some $2.5 trillion wasn’t being “reverse distributed” every year ~finance economics Article 1424 words 33 votes
Leaked salary spreadsheet reveals Microsoft employee earnings for a second year ~tech microsoft Article 442 words 10 votes
A landmark report into the on-demand workforce commissioned by the Victorian Government has made a host of recommendations to make sure gig economy workers get the fair deal they deserve ~finance Article 450 words 8 votes
Japanese auto companies triple Mexican pay rather than move to US ~finance business Article 552 words, published Jun 28 2020 10 votes
The minimum wage in Australia will increase by thirty-five cents to $19.84 per hour, affecting the pay packets of more than 2.2 million people ~finance Article 781 words 14 votes
Bon Appetit editor-in-chief Adam Rapoport resigns after controversy over treatment of staff members of color and insensitivity to racial issues ~food Article 384 words 21 votes
Amazon drops $2 coronavirus pay rise for warehouse workers as CEO Jeff Bezos' fortune nears $150 billion ~finance business Article 1422 words 18 votes
For two years the government gave 2,000 unemployed citizens €560 a month with no strings attached – does Finland show the way to universal basic income? ~finance Article 892 words 8 votes
Amazon eliminates pay raises for workers as COVID-19 toll mounts ~finance economics business Article 1069 words 5 votes
Finnish basic income pilot improved wellbeing – first major study of scheme comes as economic toll of coronavirus prompts fresh interest in idea ~life work Article 761 words 13 votes
Nurses have quit en masse from Russia’s top coronavirus hospital in Moscow over poor working conditions and low wages ~health healthcare Article 351 words 10 votes
Japan to subsidize 100% of salaries at small companies ~finance business.small Article 312 words 6 votes
A major medical staffing company just slashed benefits for doctors and nurses fighting coronavirus ~health healthcare Article 1057 words 9 votes
Australian Federal Government offers $130bn in coronavirus wage subsidies for businesses to pay workers ~finance business Article 681 words 7 votes
Nordic countries at odds with EU over minimum wage – countries including Denmark and Finland fear one-size-fits-all plan could undermine collective bargaining ~finance Article 890 words 6 votes
How I get by: A week in the life of a McDonald’s cashier ~life work Article 2210 words, published Dec 5 2019 14 votes
'They're madly checking their payrolls': The ugly truth of Australia's underpayment epidemic ~finance business Article 1524 words 8 votes
Denmark's gender pay gap among lowest in the world for self employed – Danes rank second in the world behind only Estonia ~finance Article 251 words 7 votes
A high income is a badge of success in many countries, but in Sweden a deep-rooted cultural code called Jantelagen stops many from talking about it ~life work Article 1773 words 8 votes
Productivity does not predict income ~finance economics Article 1934 words, published Aug 10 2019 12 votes
The Finnish FA announced it will begin paying its men's and women's national teams equally ~sports.football Article 537 words 3 votes
'Walk away': ACCC finds franchisors failing to outline rent, wages ~finance business Article 533 words 2 votes
Amazon ends controversial practice of using tips to meet drivers’ wage guarantees ~tech amazon Article 559 words 8 votes
Despite being a best-selling author, Jane Austen was paid very little ~books literature Article 234 words 6 votes
Malaysian court sides with forced labour victims over unpaid wages ~news malaysia Article 452 words 4 votes
‘I need a superman for me’: Homeless home care worker advocates for better working conditions, a living wage ~life work Link 9 votes
Swedish football association reported to equality watchdog for suspected wage discrimination ~sports.football Article 330 words 4 votes
Minimum wage still can’t pay for a two-bedroom apartment anywhere ~life housing work Article 27 votes
It’s been five years since Seattle’s landmark $15 minimum wage law. It not only helped workers — it raised their expectations about what's possible and what they deserve. ~finance economics Article 926 words 16 votes
Minimum wage will rise three per cent to $740.80 a week on Fair Work ruling ~finance economics Article 581 words 6 votes
California teachers pay for their own substitutes during extended sick leave ~life education work Article 1119 words 10 votes
Connecticut Senate gives final approval to $15 minimum wage; Gov. Ned Lamont pledges to sign bill ~news usa.ct politics.usa Article 1283 words 8 votes
Maryland just became the sixth state to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour ~finance Article 1115 words 23 votes