Wages

Limited tax liability, challenges beyond funds could constrain senior work recommendations: observers

2026-10-29T23:00:00.000Z
Japanese wages were stagnant for decades until 2022, when rising raw material costs pushed up inflation and piled pressure on firms to pay better wages.

Japan’s biggest labour group seeks midpoint target of 6% for 2027 wage increase talks

2026-10-22T07:37:51.000Z
The National Wages Council’s recommended pay increases account for uneven growth across sectors, with some benefiting from strong AI-related demand.

Employers urged to give lower-wage workers 6%-8% pay rise under NWC’s 2027 guidelines

2026-10-19T06:00:00.000Z
The increase was underpinned by steady growth in base salaries, which rose 3.8%, the labour ministry said.

Japan’s real wages rise again, aided by Takaichi’s relief

2026-10-07T00:33:02.000Z
The study found that high-paying and high-revenue firms devoted more resources on meetings “despite facing a substantially higher opportunity cost of employee time”.
THINKING ALOUD

Meetings are time-consuming, but might be good for you

2026-09-29T23:00:00.000Z
Some economists see European inflation hitting 4 per cent by the end of the year as fuel and gas prices have risen in recent weeks.

ECB not seeing any big wage response to surging inflation

2026-09-23T23:04:40.000Z
Some of the biggest pay gaps were in finance and in professional and business services.

UK female workers still get lower bonuses than males: data firm

2026-09-18T02:21:39.000Z
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong says the consequences of not attracting good people to politics may not become apparent immediately, but in 15 to 25 years.

Ministerial pay rise not a lure into politics, but inaction would leave Singapore to ‘suffer the consequences’: PM Wong

2026-09-10T09:34:20.000Z
Monthly allowances for MPs will increase to S$18,500 from S$13,750, among other changes.

Watch live: Parliament debates changes to political salaries framework

2026-09-10T04:32:10.000Z
Given that the decision to have children is “a very personal decision”,  Eugene Tan, associate law professor at SMU, pushed back against the idea of using TFR as a measure.
POLITICAL SALARIES REVIEW

Fertility rates, pollution, income inequality: What could a ‘quality of life’ target mean for ministers’ bonuses?

2026-09-09T12:13:38.000Z