...Mónica Jiménez Martínez; Maribel Jiménez Martínez Purpose While the effect of the minimum wage (MW) on employment has been widely studied, less is known about its impact on hirings and separations. Whereas the adverse effects of MW on hiring are quite familiar, results of studies indicating...

... Hospitality Living wage Minimum wage Low pay National living wage Disquiet surrounding low wages is not new (Brown, 2017 , notes the establishment of wage councils in 1909 as concerns over childhood poverty mounted). Referring to low wages in the 1970s, Pond (1983) concluded that low pay, once...

... derivative works of this article (for both commercial and non-commercial purposes), subject to full attribution to the original publication and authors. The full terms of this licence may be seen at: http://creativecommons.org/licences/by/4.0/legalcode . Minimum wage Living wage Minimum income...

... more expansive movement to raise wages in 2012. Originality/value This paper is a general summary of the last 20 years of living wage campaigns. It does not include new research. The USA has had a federal minimum wage since 1938, but the initial legislation, the Fair Labor Standards Act...

... and processes responsible for setting minimum wages. Before examining the implementation of a living wage campaign strategy in the two selected countries, it is necessary to briefly note the broader demographic and economic context of the garment industry in the Asian region. Asia’s export garment-producing...

...Sanjiv Sachdev Examines the issue of uprating the minimum wage. Argues that this issue is nearly as important as the level of the minimum wage, but one that has been relatively neglected. Maintains that Britain lacks an adequate uprating mechanism and outlines some consequences of this. Argues...

...William Brown The paper provides an account of the working of the Low Pay Commission that was established to advise on the introduction of a statutory National Minimum Wage for the UK. It discusses the way in which the Commission was constituted and the consultation procedures and research methods...

...George Sayers Bain The Government appointed a Low Pay Commission to advise on the level of the initial rate, and subsequently accepted all the Commission’s recommendations in principle, while taking a more cautious line on young workers. The National Minimum Wage will make a real difference...

... Hotel and catering Minimum wage Pay PROMOTING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING: WAGES COUNCILS AND THE HOTEL INDUSTRY 3 A nalyses the extent off collective bargaining in the hotel industry since the mid-1940s and considers what the future might hold. Promoting Collective Bargaining: Wages Councils...