Minimum Wage

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Politics & Society

Mapping wage theft with data science

Wage theft is almost ‘normal’ in some industries, but hard to detect. Predictive algorithms can help regulators and give workers an edge

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Business & Economics

Working hard to make work fairer

A proactive model helps the Fair Work Ombudsman track down unscrupulous employers who exploit or underpay their workers

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Business & Economics

Will slow wage growth decide Australia’s election?

Labor has pledged to get wages moving again while the Coalition puts its faith in the economy. How voters see this policy divide could determine who forms the next Australian government

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Politics & Society

The promise of a Minimum Income Guarantee in the Indian elections

As Indians prepare to vote in the general election, a campaign promise could bring wage equality to the tens of millions of India’s poorest people

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Business & Economics

Tackling underpayment in cleaning supply chains

The link between the complicated layers of contracting arrangements and underpayment of wages in cleaning supply chains exposes the need for better solutions to tackle non-compliance with workplace rights

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Business & Economics

Henderson’s legacy: Revisiting universal basic income

Former Deputy Prime Minister Brian Howe revisits Professor Ronald Henderson’s seminal work on poverty, and explains why the case for a basic income is relevant today now more than ever

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Business & Economics

The minimum wage gender divide

An independent body governs Australia’s award rates – so why is there still a gender pay gap among minimum wage earners?