In article >,
says...
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> On Sat, 14 Sep 2013 15:42:53 +0100, Janet > wrote:
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> > Other countries, evidently not the US, have an hourly-rate minimum
> >wage. In the UK, it's £6.31 sterling per hour for adults. Employers are
> >legally obliged to pay this rate regardless of the type of work or
> >number of hours worked.
> > https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-...e-minimum-wage
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> That translates to about $10 US
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> > This is not to be confused with the UK Living Wage, which is £7.45
> >per hour (higher in London). Many businesses and govt departments pay at
> >least Living Wage.
> >
> > http://www.citizensuk.org/campaigns/...wage-campaign/
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> That is about $11.83 US or 5.6 Euro
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> The US has a minimum wage of $7.25, but some states have higher
> minimums, maybe another dollar or so.
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> If you make a large portion of your wage from tips, such as waitstaff,
> the minimum is lower. It can be as low as $2.13
>
> http://www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm

:-( So why call $7.25 a minimum wage if some people are paid just a
third of that amount? How can customer tips ever be part of the wages
paid by employer?

Janet UK