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New minimum wage rates and how much your pay will rise in April

The Mirror 24 Feb 2026
The minimum wage is rising again in a few weeks' time ... .
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Meghalaya’s minimum wage highest in NE: CM

The Times of India 23 Feb 2026
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Minimum-wage exception bill is a lifeline for small businesses | Opinion

Sun Sentinel 22 Feb 2026
3, 2020, Florida voters enacted an amendment to the Florida Constitution calling for the minimum wage to begin increasing by $1 per year starting on Sept ... As the minimum wage has increased, the barrier to entry for small, mom-and-pop shops has grown.
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Labour Government urged to push ahead with equal minimum wage for younger workers

Daily Record 21 Feb 2026
EXCLUSIVE. STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer hit out at reports suggesting Ministers could delay the reform ... .
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Colombian president defies high court, rallying thousands to defend minimum wage hike

Anadolu Agency 20 Feb 2026
He announced that his administration would maintain the minimum wage at two million pesos (around $544) -- the exact figure established in the December decree.
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Colombia’s Petro Signs New Decree Maintaining Minimum Wage Value

Colombia One 20 Feb 2026
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, signed a new decree yesterday, maintaining the 23.7% increase in the minimum wage for 2026, clearing up the legal uncertainty that had arisen after the temporary suspension of the previous regulation.
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Wetherspoons boss: Minimum wage is making people worse off

The Daily Telegraph 20 Feb 2026
Sir Tim Martin, the founder and chairman of JD Wetherspoon, has warned that the minimum wage is making people worse off by limiting companies’ ability to hire and increase pay ... The minimum wage was set at £7.20 just a decade ago.
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Spain's minimum wage keeps rising - so why aren’t most salaries keeping up?

Spanish News Today 20 Feb 2026
“It is not automatic,” explains Julen Bollain of Mondragón University, “but the increase in the minimum wage usually has a knock‑on effect on wages closer to the minimum wage ...
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Labour in disarray over minimum wage pledge as Starmer attempts to shut down U-turn

The Daily Mail 19 Feb 2026
The Prime Minister insisted that the party would stick to its manifesto commitment to equalise the minimum wage between younger and older workers ....
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Tynwald approves highest minimum wage rise in British Isles

BBC News 19 Feb 2026
Manx politicians increase the national minimum wage to £12.86 an hour from April. .
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Minimum wage rises must not leave behind Hong Kong’s most vulnerable

South China Morning Post 19 Feb 2026
Living on the minimum wage can be challenging in a city known for its notoriously high cost of living.
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Hampton Roads businesses react to bills to help workers: Minimum wage increase, paid sick days, ...

Daily Press 19 Feb 2026
Both Democrat-controlled chambers passed bills that would increase the minimum wage incrementally to $15 an hour by Jan ... In business for 15 years, Lukeson said she feels the arguments against the minimum wage increase are mere fear tactics.
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Juliana Stratton’s $25-per-hour minimum wage plan draws fire from rivals in US Senate race in Illinois

The Brunswick News 18 Feb 2026
Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton’s call for an immediate increase in the federal minimum wage drew criticism at a debate from her two main rivals for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, who each called her plan politically unrealistic. In ... .
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Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed

BBC News 18 Feb 2026
Government sources tell BBC News they could slow down plans to make minimum wage equal across age groups. .
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