MINIMUM WAGE – UNITED STATES

Amazon lifts minimum hourly wage

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Original article by Jacob Greber
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 4-Oct-18

US-based e-commerce giant Amazon has advised that its minimum wage will be increased from about $US11 an hour to $US15 ($20.85). The move will boost the pay of about 250,000 workers, and CEO Jeff Bezos has urged other companies to follow Amazon’s example. The hourly pay rate for entry-level employees at rival retailers Wal-Mart and Target is around $US11 and $US12 respectively, while the federal minimum wage rate is just $US7.25 an hour.

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AMAZON.COM INCORPORATED, WAL-MART STORES INCORPORATED, TARGET CORPORATION, UNITED STATES. FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DEMOCRATIC PARTY (UNITED STATES)

BHP faces US minimum wage dispute

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Original article by Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 18 : 26-Sep-16

BHP Billiton has been accused of underpaying security personnel in the US. A former employee of BHP contractor Chapa Gate Guard Service has claimed that the two companies did not pay the minimum wage or the correct amount of overtime pay to staff who worked at BHP’s shale sites in Texas. The woman has filed a class action and is seeking the payment of all entitlements and damages. Chesapeake Energy and Chapa Gate Guard Services are also the subject of such legal action.

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BHP BILLITON LIMITED – ASX BHP, CHAPA GATE GUARD SERVICES, CHESAPEAKE ENERGY CORPORATION