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WAGES, contract. A compensation given to a hired person for his or her services. As to servants wages, see Chitty, Contr. 171 as to sailors' wages, Abbott on Ship. 473; generally, see 22. Vin. Abr. 406; Bac. Abr. Master, &c., H; Marsh. Ins. 89; 2 Lill. Abr. 677; Peters' Dig. Admiralty, pl. 231, et seq.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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Higher wages boost government revenue and provide more funding for services and new projects.

Manage workforce for wages to boost state's development

At least three million workers in Eastern Visayas region will enjoy a P20 increase in minimum wage after the wage board approved an adjustment for employees in the private sector.

E. Visayas workers get P20 wage hike

As a result of China's 2004 Regulation on Minimum Wages, minimum wages countrywide have more than doubled, with average real wages rising as much as 10 percent a year.

Divisiveness in the wage fixing system, and missing attention on industrial development

Palace leaving it to Congress to decide on calls to abolish wage boards !-- -- Alexis Romero (philstar.com) - January 9, 2019 - 6:17pm MANILA, Philippines Malacantildeang is leaving it to Congress to decide on whether to retain the wage boards after a labor group called for an overhaul of the country's wage-setting structure because of its supposed failure to protect the interests of workers.

Palace leaving it to Congress to decide on calls to abolish wage boards

In the last 20 years, average real wages have almost tripled in emerging and developing G20 countries, while in advanced G20 countries they have increased by just 9 per cent, the report shows.

Global wage growth lowest since 2008 -ILO

Average hourly wages grew 3.1 per cent in the year to June, more than the 2.3 per cent growth last year.

Wage growth needs to increase--CTU

However, the wage order is still to be affirmed by the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC).

P41.50 added to daily minimum wage of workers in Region 6

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday indicated that the garment sector's minimum wage could reach $250 in the next five years, up from the current level of $170, with a prominent unionist dismissing the projected increase as insufficient to meet workers' living costs.

PM muses on minimum wage growth

Legislators and voters in many states have moved to pick up Congress's slack on the minimum wage. As recently as 1992 just six states had minimum wages that were higher than the federal minimum wage that year.

Why are minimum wage policies in the U.S. so stingy?

The stagnation in the real minimum wage contrasts sharply with significant increases in real wages across the broader labour market.

THE EROSION OF MINIMUM WAGE POLICY IN AUSTRALIA AND LABOUR'S SHRINKING SHARE OF TOTAL INCOME

The statement however, clarified that the Code on Wages Bill 2017, in the clause 9 (3), clearly states that the Centre, before fixing the national minimum wage, may obtain the advice of the Central Advisory Board, having representatives from employers and employees.