In 2004 half of the minimum monthly wage established by the Government was 1240 EEK.

The monthly support payment for one child shall not be less than half of the minimum monthly wage established by the Government of the Republic.

The centrepiece of the budget was an increase in the official minimum monthly wage to CFP110,000 (around 1,200) from CFP100,000.

When employing full time an unemployed pregnant woman or a person raising a child under six years old, the employer has the right to a labour market subsidy in the amount of the minimum monthly wage in the first six months, and half of the minimum monthly wage in the following six months.

In Nicaragua, however, workers in maquila firms are paid the equivalent of the minimum monthly wage of 1,128.57 córdobas, or a little under 1 per day.

Minimum Wage or Living Income?

A prostitute is subject to administrative punishment that takes the form of a warning or the imposition of a fine (article 1741 of the Administrative Violations Code) equal to one half the minimum monthly wage if, however, the acts are repeated within a year after the imposition of an administrative penalty, the prostitute is obliged to pay a fine equal to twice the minimum monthly wage.

For calculating the annual wage, the lowest general minimum wage was used.

are punishable by a fine equal to 1000 1500 times the minimum monthly wage or restriction of freedom for up to three years or incarceration for two to five years.

Since price declines would bring with them wage declines, the ratio of monthly mortgage payments to wage income would rise.

Determination of the minimum wage is not connected to the value of the consumer's shopping basket, which, to our knowledge, is much higher than the minimum wage.

But they are demanding that their monthly wage be almost tripled, to 70.

Unfortunately, harmonization would probably apply to wage replacement payments, implying uniform minimum wage constraints for EU countries.

But Bangladesh s government is considering an increase in the minimum wage.

The first option is to defend the wages of the low skilled through minimum wage laws or paying social replacement incomes which imply minimum wage demands against the private economy.

If the offence is a repeat offence or is committed by an organized crime group, it is punishable by a fine that is 1000 2000 times the minimum monthly wage or incarceration for two to five years.

It was below the minimum wage, OK? And this is well documented.

Beijing s municipal authorities have preemptively boosted the city s minimum wage by 20 .

China s government introduced tough labor laws and a minimum wage in 2008.

Since June 2011, the minimum wage in Croatia is 2,814 kuna ( 380 euro).

Its measures, which include a decrease of the hourly minimum wage to US 4.24 (about 3 less than the US federal minimum wage), have galvanized people to organize daily civil disobedience events and camps.

At the same time, there have been efforts to raise the level of earned income by setting minimum wage legislation. But the minimum wage has never reached the floor set for a living income and has not, therefore, appreciably reduced the bill for wage subsidies.

For the less qualified in Western Europe, a decrease in employment will be inevitable, because the scope for wage fluctuation is limited by collective agreements and by the minimum wage levels that the welfare state sets through wage replacement benefits and legal minimum wages.

Shenzhen, to head off trouble, has announced a 16 increase in the minimum wage.

It is estimated that in 2005, about 21,900 Nova Scotians work for minimum wage.

It was not enough to raise the national minimum wage periodically a reformulation of the wage structures in female dominated professions was needed.

While the previous minimum wage differed for youth under 16 years of age and workers in off road communities, the new minimum wage is the same for everyone regardless of their age or location of work.

In June 2004, the minimum wage in Nova Scotia was increased to 6.50 per hour.

The minimum wage in the Northwest Territories increased, in December 2003, from  6.50 to 8.25.

This includes changing the informal nature of the work and ensuring a minimum wage payment.

Noting that section 106 occurs in a section of the Labour Act entitled Minimum wage , the Committee also asked the Government to confirm that section 106 covered not only the minimum wage but any wages earned by workers.

But the minimum wage is normally much lower than the effective wage, and thus has not changed the fundamental relationship between wages and labor productivity.

For example, temporary disability benefits are 60 100 of the average monthly wage (article 217 of the Labour Code).

To hire and retain skilled workers, many foreign invested enterprises routinely pay above the minimum wage.

Indeed, apprentices should be compensated at least at the minimum wage rate in a given occupation.

According to the 12th Five Year Plan, the minimum wage should grow by 13 per year.

Minimum wage laws and labor agreements often make the least productive workers unaffordable to law abiding employers.

In Europe, they are excluded from employment by labor agreements and in some cases by minimum wage laws.

The Human Province asks how an issue like raising the minimum wage should become an excuse for street fight

Most do not ask for their legal working hours, work extreme hours and are paid below the minimum wage.

The Committee urges the State party to continue to take necessary measures to ensure that the minimum wage enables workers and their families to enjoy an adequate standard of living and that the minimum wage standard is effectively enforced, particularly in rural areas and in western areas.

The minimum number of school days was once 170, but after a new teachers' wage contract, it increased to 180.

Under article 239 of the Criminal Code, setting up or maintaining houses of prostitution, as well as conspiring to engage in prostitution for mercenary purposes and trafficking in prostitutes, is punishable by a fine that is 1000 2000 times the minimum monthly wage or by incarceration for up to five years.

On 2 May, Cairo was set to witness a nationwide workers strike to demand an increase in the national minimum wage.

In many cases, employers in Bosnia and Herzegovina are not able to pay even the minimum wage, i.e. the guaranteed salary.