MANAGEMENT

Detailed explanation-1: -On July 24, 2009, the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 per hour. This is the final step of a three-step increase passed in 2007 when the minimum wage was only $5.15. In this last step, about 4.5 million workers will receive a raise, providing an additional $1.6 billion annually in increased wages.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Pennsylvania minimum wage was last changed in 2008, when it was raised $0.10 from $7.15 to $7.25. The current minimum wage in Pennsylvania is $7.25 per hour, which is the current federal minimum wage.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the federal minimum wage of $7.25 has not budged since 2009, nearly half of the country increased their minimum wages for hourly workers after January 1, 2022 to compensate their employees, and more than twenty will provide additional increases going into 2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -Government approves new £5.80 minimum wage rate The government has announced new national minimum wage rates to take effect in October 2009. Low paid workers aged 22 and over can look forward to an increase from £5.73 to £5.80 an hour. The rate for 18-to 21-year-olds will also rise from £4.77 to £4.83.