The U.K., New York and California Increase the National Living and Minimum Wage in the Same Week
by Sangeeta Haindl
One of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne's big ideas was to increase the National Living Wage (NLW) on 1 April 2016 and wasn’t an April Fools! Not to be confused with either the National Minimum Wage or the Living Wage; this NLW increase should be popular with 1.3m workers aged over 25 who will immediately benefit, boosting the incomes of many of the U.K.'s poorly-paid employees. Though some employers particularly from small businesses have said it will have a negative impact on their profits.
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Sangeeta Haindl writes on women and children; social innovation; social enterprise and social entrepreneurs. She has a particular interest in India. She is the founder of Serendipity PR, in London, U.K., where she works with high-profile brands and organizations in the public, non-profit, and corporate sectors, winning awards for her work from the communications industry. She is was until recently chairman of London's leading conscious well-being organisation, Alternatives, which hosts leading speakers such as Eckhart Tolle, Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Neale Donald Walsch and many other well-known names. She describes herself as a Spiritual Entrepreneur, Conscious Explorer; enjoying helping others, paying it forward and being a mum.
