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France's Audit Court Urges €20B Public Wage Restraint by 2032
As unions strike over pay, the Cour des comptes calls for a €20 billion effort on France's €362 billion public wage bill...
The 'Gen Z Stare' Is a Signal From a Squeezed Service Workforce
A former McDonald's worker and labor research suggest flat wages, lean staffing and automation have made emotional labor...
Peru's Minimum Wage Rise to S/1,300 Will Lift Some Higher-Paid Workers Too
Peru's planned RMV increase from S/1,130 to S/1,300 goes beyond the lowest-paid: family allowances and night-work minimu...
CommBank: Cost-of-living squeeze may ease by 2027 as wages cool
CommBank's July Wage and Labour Insight report points to easing inflation and a more balanced jobs market, but near-term...
Bulgaria Replaces Automatic Minimum Wage Link With Four-Part Formula From 2027
The government, employers and unions have agreed on four criteria for Bulgaria's 2027 minimum wage, ending the direct av...
Australian Wages Slip Behind Inflation for First Time Since 2022
ABS data shows average full-time earnings rose 3.7% in the year to May 2026, trailing 3.8% inflation and leaving real in...
1926 Census: Soviet Wages Recovered to 1913 Levels — but No Further
The first All-Union census shows NEP-era recovery restored workers' real purchasing power to 1913 levels by 1926/27 — wh...
Ukraine's Average Salary Hits UAH 32,783 as Real Wage Growth Accelerates to 17%
June 2026 data shows nominal wages up 25.4% year-on-year, driven by acute labour shortages, with real purchasing power r...
Mexican Domestic Workers: Women Earn 14% Less Than Men, Only 2.5% Registered for Social Security
Women make up 90% of Mexico’s 2.5 million domestic workers but earn 14% less than men, and only 62,000 are registered wi...