Keir Starmer Affirms Commitment to Equal Minimum Wage for Young Workers Amidst Concerns

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says young workers will get the same minimum wage. Find out when and why this change is happening and who it affects.

#MinimumWage, #YoungWorkers, #KeirStarmer, #UKPolitics, #EqualPay

https://newsletter.tf/keir-starmer-confirms-equal-minimum-wage-for-young-workers-april-2025/

The minimum wage for young workers will rise to match older adults. This is a big change from the current system where younger people earn less.

#MinimumWage, #YoungWorkers, #KeirStarmer, #UKPolitics, #EqualPay

https://newsletter.tf/keir-starmer-confirms-equal-minimum-wage-for-young-workers-april-2025/

Keir Starmer Confirms Equal Minimum Wage for Young Workers by April 2025

Prime Minister Keir Starmer says young workers will get the same minimum wage. Find out when and why this change is happening and who it affects.

Rising Costs and Uncertainty in the UK Labour Market Affect Young Workers Most

The UK labour market is showing signs of stagnation, particularly impacting young people, according to recent analysis and official statistics. Unemployment has risen to a four-year high, and job vacancies are decreasing, especially affecting graduates and non-graduates seeking entry-level positions... [More info]

Get On The Job & Organize !

#Starbucks Workers United recently celebrated the unionization of the 600th store, disproving followers of conventional wisdom: “ you can’t #organize small shops… you can’t organize high-turnover workplaces… you can’t organize young people. “

https://www.labornotes.org/blogs/2025/08/salts-and-peppers-build-union-starbucks

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Salts and Peppers Build a Union at Starbucks

Review of Jaz Brisack, Get on the Job and Organize (Atria/One Signal, 2025). Starbucks Workers United recently celebrated the unionization of their 600th store, disproving reams of conventional wisdom: you can’t organize small shops… you can’t organize high-turnover workplaces… you can’t organize young people. For a gripping first-person account of how it happened, read Jaz Brisack’s new book Get on the Job and Organize.

Labor Notes
The debate on whether #AI is destroying #jobs continues, with recent #research suggesting a potential impact on #youngworkers in AI-exposed fields. However, the findings are inconclusive, as the employment effect seems limited to a specific age group and contradicts the expected impact on wages. The debate remains unresolved. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/ai-and-jobs-again?eicker.news #tech #media #news
AI and jobs, again

Some top economists claim AI is now destroying jobs for a subset of Americans. Are they right?

Noahpinion
AI adoption linked to 13% decline in jobs for young U.S. workers, Stanford study reveals

A Standford study has found evidence that the widespread adoption of generative AI is impacting the job prospects of early career workers.

CNBC
A third of young workers are exploited, with many never receiving entitlements

Jarod Graham says he is owed nearly $10,000 in unpaid superannuation from his former boss. He's not the only one.

ABC News

May 20, 2025 • 5:15pm - 7:30pm

Beyond Casual: Understanding Your Employment Rights

https://www.weareunion.org.au/holiday?

#CasualWorkers
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