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UK Jobs Market Softens as Unemployment Rises to 4.9%

It signals weaker hiring demand that may ease wage pressure on inflation.

Bankers Secure 2.1% May Raise, Entry Pay Reaches $2.437 Million

Bank Workers Win 2.6% April Raise as Minimum Salary Tops 2.3 Million Pesos

Verdi Calls Nationwide Warning Strikes in German Retail and Wholesale for Friday

NSW Nurses and Midwives Awarded Pay Rises of Up to 28% After Industrial Ruling

24-Hour Strike by Melbourne Council Workers Halts Rubbish Collection and Parking Fines

GDL Strikes Two-Year Pay Deal With S-Bahn Hannover, Nordwestbahn

SNCF Unveils 2026 Pay Offer as Strike Leaves Most Trains Running

HMRC Forecasts Put Record 2 Million Workers in £100,000 Tax Trap in 2026–27

Mexico’s 2026 Minimum Wage Takes Effect as Government Touts Third-Highest in Latin America

Minimum Wages Rise in 19 States on Jan. 1, Lifting Pay for Millions

Barcelona Metal Sector Seals Preagreement With 10% Pay Rise, December Strikes Called Off

Mexico Begins 2026 Minimum‑Wage Talks as Unions Seek Bigger Raise, End to MIR

Argentina Oilseed Wage Deal Averts Strike, Sets ARS 2.344 Million Starting Pay From January 2026

Japan’s Top Union Sets 2026 Pay Goal Above 5% as Wage Talks Begin

Ohio Sets 2026 Minimum Wage at $11, $5.50 for Tipped, Effective Jan. 1

Amazon Raises UK Frontline Pay, Lifting Minimum to £14.30–£15.30 an Hour

Argentina’s Camioneros Union Seals Six-Month Wage Deal With 1.2%–1.0% Monthly Raises

Postal Talks Resume as CUPW Tables Counteroffer With Bigger Raises and Limited Weekend Work

Glockenbrot Workers Stage Second 24-Hour Strike