USA : California basic wage $20 a hour: Prices went up in stores

[arista]

Even Hot Food Sellers
have had to charge more from today

CNN HD USA on UK TV

Showed how all in California
will get the new $20 one-hour rate.

So your Big Mac could cost more
from today




[California residents to pay the price
for Newsom's $20 fast food
minimum wage: McDonald's and Chipotle
confirm they will HIKE menu costs
in the Golden State to off-set Governor's
new labor bill]

Old Link
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/yourmoney/consumer/article-12697845/McDonalds-Chipotle-prices-California-minimum-wage.html


https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/11/01/15/77276157-12697845-California_fast_food_workers_will_be_paid_at_least _20_per_hour_n-a-1_1698854099155.jpg
Gavin the Trouble Maker

[Oliver_W]

Well duh.

Some people think the UK's minimum wage should be raised to £15 per hour - increasing it that much right away would basically make £15 be worth what £10 is now.

You can't expect there to be no repercussions from arbitarily raising the NMW.

[arista]

Well duh.

Some people think the UK's minimum wage should be raised to £15 per hour - increasing it that much right away would basically make £15 be worth what £10 is now.

You can't expect there to be no repercussions from arbitarily raising the NMW.


Yes
but ask Starmer to do that?

He is scared to do that.


[Rates to apply from 1 April 2024 UK
NMW rate Annual increase (£)

National Living Wage (for those aged 21 and over) £11.44]

I posted more the UK data on Sunaks thread

[arista]

Today

$20 United States Dollar equals
£15.94 Pound sterling