Dossier
minimum wages
Coverage of minimum wages in the Nexus archive.
- State government to revisit minimum wages notified for 84 scheduled employments?
The state government is reconsidering minimum wages set for 84 scheduled employments after they were notified without Cabinet approval. The Labour Department has been instructed to prepare a Cabinet note to address this procedural oversight.
- A boost for the Karnataka workforce
The notification on minimum wages is a step in the right direction for the Karnataka workforce.
- The high cost of high minimum wages
The article argues that high minimum wages are costly in the long term and suggests pro-growth policies that create jobs are more effective in helping struggling families.