Effect of minimum wage increase on employment and wage levels by Ng, Cheryl Tsuei Yi

“…We assess the employment and wage effects of the minimum wage increase in Thailand. We first explore the effects in the private non-agricultural sectors, which is covered by the minimum wage legislation, by exploiting the geographical variation in the minimum wages across provinces. …”
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Minimum Wage Policy Effects on Economic Efficiency and Poverty (S/O 12183) by Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini, Hassan, Sallahuddin, Gee, Chan Sok

“…The minimum wage policy was first introduced in Malaysia in 2013. …”
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Deciphering the physical meaning of Gibbs’s maximum work equation by Hanlon, Robert T.

“…Willard Gibbs derived the following equation to quantify the maximum work possible for a chemical reaction $${\text{Maximum work }} = \, - \Delta {\text{G}}_{{{\text{rxn}}}} = \, - \left( {\Delta {\text{H}}_{{{\text{rxn}}}} {-}{\text{ T}}\Delta {\text{S}}_{{{\text{rxn}}}} } \right) {\text{ constant T}},{\text{P}}$$ Maximum work = - Δ G rxn = - Δ H rxn - T Δ S rxn constant T , P ∆Hrxn is the enthalpy change of reaction as measured in a reaction calorimeter and ∆Grxn the change in Gibbs energy as measured, if feasible, in an electrochemical cell by the voltage across the two half-cells. …”
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Human Resource Investment in Luxury Hotels: Developing A Compensation Plan that Addresses The Issue of High Dependence on Foreign Labours (S/O 13801) by Ahmad, Rozila, Mustaffa, Che Su

“…The implementation of a Minimum Wage Order (MWO) beginning 2012 has affected employees’ pay and the employment of foreign labour. …”
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Low wage work in the United Kingdom

“…The changes instituted by Tony Blair's New Labour government since 1997, including the introduction of the National Minimum Wage, halted the growth in low pay but have not reversed it. …”

Three essays on gender wage differentials by Fang, Zheng

“…Possible explanations could be differences in labor market institutions such as regulation, presence of minimum wage legislation, availability of childcare and job segregation, as well as societal, cultural practices. …”
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Interns or workers? China's student labor regime by Chan, J, Pun, N, Selden, M

“…Foxconn, through direct deals with government departments, has outsourced recruitment to vocational schools to obtain a new source of student workers at below minimum wages. The goals and timing of internships are set not by student educational or training priorities but by the demand for products dictated by companies. …”