NI minimum wage 'may be reduced'
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PM Gordon Brown is considering plans which could see the minimum wage reduced in NI, it is believed.
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The National Hockey League appears poised to reject a proposal made last Thursday by the players union, which included a 24 percent reduction in pay and other concessions but not a hard salary cap.
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The government is considering a reduction in the current number of  district councils from 26 to seven.
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The TUC general council is calling for the minimum wage to increase by 50p an hour from next year.
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Business & money: Wage growth in the public sector slows to lowest level in nine years.
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Some changes may be made to the Good Friday Agreement to help unionists but the pact - s core principles must be protected, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said today.
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The first minimum wage increase in 10 years takes effect Tuesday, to $5.85 from $5.15 an hour, with two more steps over the next two years taking base pay for millions of workers to $7.25.
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Don't assume that the alternative minimum tax won't affect you.
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The Taoiseach has said there is a narrow window of opportunity for making progress in Northern Ireland.
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A fire service authority is expected to announce cuts due to the reduction of local authority funding.
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Pension rules need to be changed to help women avoid poverty in old age as a mix of low pay and time out for childcare is limiting their retirement savings, the TUC says.
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The nation's lowest-paid workers will soon find extra money in their pockets as the minimum wage rises 70 cents to $5.85 an hour today, the first increase in a decade.
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An expert rules out reducing corporation tax in Northern Ireland, saying it would hurt the rest of the UK.
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The rate of growth in the minimum wage should be slowed to prevent it hitting employment, the government is told.
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The Spanish government has reached an agreement with unions and employers to raise the minimum monthly wage by 4.5 percent to euro512.90 ($699) on Jan.
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Talks aimed at restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland will peter out unless the IRA reveals details of its offer to end paramilitarism, Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said today.
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The US Senate votes to raise the minimum wage by $2.10 per hour to $7.25 and cut taxes for small firms.