George Cautherley : Britain’s minimum wage experience: lessons for Hong Kong

Other Articles, Article | January 18th, 2010 |

Published in SCMP on 14 January 2010. Britain’s minimum wage experience: lessons for Hong Kong According to the United Nations’ 2009 Human Development Report, Hong Kong has scored the highest Gini Index of 43.4 among the world’s 38 “very high human development” economies. Hong Kong’s income inequality is, to date, the most serious among such economies. Shortly after the ...

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George Cautherley : *A balance of payments* – Britain’s experience in setting a minimum wage offers valuable lessons for Hong Kong

Other Articles, Article | January 15th, 2010 |

*A balance of payments* Britain's experience in setting a minimum wage offers valuable lessons for Hong Kong MINIMUM WAGE George Cautherley Jan 14, 2010 The Provisional Minimum Wage Commission recently indicated that the British model is relevant to Hong Kong's deliberations on a minimum wage. Britain's Low Pay Commission, set up in 1998, adopted a prudent approach and Britain's initial min...

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