National Minimum Pay Rises Challenge Firms in the South West

Egypt Raises Minimum Wage to 8,000 EGP From July 2026

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced on Wednesday,1 April, 2026 that Egypt will increase the minimum monthly wage to EGP 8,000 (USD 147.25) per month from July.  Madbouly said the decision includes a 1,000 EGP increase and forms part of measures to be reflected in the 2026/27 state budget. Speaking during a weekly cabinet press conference, Madbouly said the government expects the wage bill for the 2026/27 fiscal year to rise by 21 percent, …

Businesses struggling to pay real living wage in Bristol

But there are ambitious aims to increase the number of employers paying the real living wage

On schedule: provincial minimum wage to rise to $16.40/hr in October

Manitoba’s minimum wage is set to rise 40 cents in October, leaving labour and business advocates split on the benefit of continuing to tie the baseline to the rate of […]

Advocates say rising minimum wages still fall short across Canada

Minimum wage workers in Nova Scotia will earn a quarter more per hour when the rate increases to $16.75 on Wednesday. It will increase again to $17 this October.

Ontario minimum wage to rise to $17.95 on Oct. 1

The current minimum wage is $17.60

$30 an hour?! Oakland eyes jaw-dropping minimum wage hike

Worker advocates in Oakland are pressing for a $30 minimum wage, mirroring a similar goal from socialist New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from across the country.