wage increase

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wage increase - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

raise, salary increase, wage hike, hike, rise

increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

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The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Western Visayas (RTWPB-6) will start the public hearings on the petition for PHP50 to PHP60 daily minimum wage increase in Western Visayas next month.

RTWPB-6 sets hearings for wage hike petition starting August

This increase is largely a result of the average wage increase in the following sectors: transport and storage (10.0 percent), construction (7.4 percent) and healthcare and social protection (7.2 percent).

AVERAGE SALARY IN MAY 25,270 DENARS

The reason for tripartite consultations and regional wage-setting, however, is to ensure that any wage increase can be implemented.

EDITORIAL - Beyond wage increases

Asked if employers could possibly pull out if the wage increase should be allowed, Bello said employers were represented in the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board where consultations regarding wage increases are held.

Bello: I am not totally against P710 daily wage hike

The new agreement contains significant wage increases, including a 15 percent wage increase that went into effect upon the date of ratification, an overall wage increase of 29 percent over the lifetime of the agreement and a USD 3,000 signing bonus.

Frontier Airlines mechanics ratify contract with Teamsters Local 455 by margin of 96%

The minimum wage increase in Azerbaijan will cover 40 percent of hired employees and 25 percent of those working in state-financed fields, Abulfat Maharramov, director of the labor policy department of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Labor and Social Protection, told reporters in Baku on Feb.

Minimum wage increase in Azerbaijan to cover 40pct of hired employees

In Eastern Europe, real wages are forecast to rise by 2 per cent, higher than last year's 1.4 per cent, while in Western Europe, inflation-adjusted real wage increase will be approximately 0.7 per cent, down from the predicted 0.9 per cent last year.

Revealed: Actual wage increases in UAE, rest of the world

Unlike a basic wage increase, Cola is not used in the computation for 13th-month pay, night-shift differential, overtime pay and retirement benefits, making it less costly for employers.

War over wages

The government is ready to continue in negotiations over the minimum wage increase in the future.For the first time in Slovakia's history, the minimum wage is set to exceed euro500.

Minimum wage to exceed, 500

Bernstein analyst Brandon Fletcher notes that Amazon has announced a company-wide minimum wage increase to $15/hour effective at the beginning of November.

Amazon will need to address productivity after wage increase, says Bernstein

18 that the planned minimum wage increase should not affect the profits of businesses, reported CNA.