Max Whitehead: What to make of the modest increase to the minimum

Max Whitehead: What to make of the modest increase to the minimum wage

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2024’s minimum wage rise is one of the smallest in recent decades, when compared to the rate of inflation, from April 1st the minimum wage will lift 2% from $22.70 to $23.15 an hour. So do employees deserve more, and if so how should you go about negotiating a pay-rise. Max Whitehead joined the Weekend Collective to provide his advice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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