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There was no national minimum wage in 1991. There were however 'works council wage orders' where workers in some industries had to paid a minimum hourly wage.
There was no national minimum wage in 1991. There were however 'works council wage orders' where workers in some industries had to paid a minimum hourly wage.
By increasing or decreasing the minimum wage.
According to the department of labor the current Population Survey estimates 75.3 million workers are hourly wage earners in 2008. Among those 286,000 earned exactly the minimum wage and 1.9 million earned below the minimum. That makes for a total of 2.2 million workers who earn at or below the minimum--and that's 3% of the people who work as hourly employees.Of those who make less than minimum wage, services workers made up the largest group. 9% of those who made less than minimum wage work in the service industry. And leisure and hospitality was the industry category with the largest number of below minimum wage workers at 14%.
Laws that increase the minimum wage for workers
the minimum wage of a filipino worker is 125 pesos only!!
$8.00 - $8.50
Minimum wage.
The minimum wage is determined by the state. In the state of North Carolina, the minimum wage for both full and part time individuals is $7.25.
Many workers are continuously fighting for a higher minimum wage.
The current minimum wage in New York State is $7.25 USD an hour. This meets the bottom threshold of the minimum nationwide wage set by the United States Federal Government.
Minimum wage is the lowest acceptable wage for workers. It is meant to prevent employers from paying anything below a certain wage, which helps protect hourly workers.