Minimum wage for US contract workers to rise
13 February 2014
US president Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order to raise minimum wage next year to $10.10 (£6.07) for federal contract workers. It currently stands at $7.25.
Thu, 13 Feb 2014
US president Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order to raise minimum wage next year to $10.10 (£6.07) for federal contract workers. It currently stands at $7.25.
As of 1 January 2015, hundreds of thousands of contract workers currently making less than $10.10 an hour will benefit from the order.
The higher rate of pay, from 1 January 2015, will apply to new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts, however it will not affect current contracts.
Examples of contract workers who would see their wages go up will include nursing assistants in veteran care homes, concessions workers at national parks, catering assistants on military bases, and disabled people who work as grounds keepers on bases.
US president Barack Obama yesterday signed an executive order to raise minimum wage next year to $10.10 (£6.07) for federal contract workers. It currently stands at $7.25.
As of 1 January 2015, hundreds of thousands of contract workers currently making less than $10.10 an hour will benefit from the order.
The higher rate of pay, from 1 January 2015, will apply to new contracts and replacements for expiring contracts, however it will not affect current contracts.
Examples of contract workers who would see their wages go up will include nursing assistants in veteran care homes, concessions workers at national parks, catering assistants on military bases, and disabled people who work as grounds keepers on bases.
