Minimum Wage – Page 3

New Zealand: National Minimum Wage 2013

The New Zealand National Minimum Wage rates are reviewed every year, with effect from the 1st April each year.

As at 1 April 2013 the adult minimum wage rates (before tax) are:

Age Over 16

Each Canadian state determines its own Minimum wage rate, and the 2012 rates for each province are:

2012 Canadian Minimum pay rates per Hour

The Australian national minimum wage rates for the 2012/2013 financial year are:

Adults Full Time

Adults Casual rate

Minimum wage levels in selected developed economies as a share of median full-time wages in 2010

From the ILO chart 28 in the Global Wage Report:

The United Kingdom Minimum Wage Rates:

2012 from 1 October – £ 6.19 per hour (£ 235.22 per 38 hour week)

Hourly Minimum Rates
£ 6.19 Adult aged 21 and over
£ 4.98 18-20 year olds
£ 3.68 16-17 year … Read the rest

The United Kingdom Minimum Wage Rates:

2011 from 1 October – £ 6.08 per hour (£ 231.04 per 38 hour week)

Hourly Minimum Rates
£ 6.08 Adult aged 21 and over
£ 4.98 18-20 year olds (Youth Development Rate)
£ … Read the rest

These changes in Australian wages, between 1999 and 2008, have been looked at to compare against the changes in Food prices shown at this article: www.britzinoz.com/uk-australia/comparisons/food-price-comparison-uk-aus

Average Weekly Earnings, Australia (Dollars) – Seasonally Adjusted

2008
$912.00 pw November 2008 – … Read the rest