World’s richest economies enjoy biggest pay raise in a decade
By Bloomberg
17 September 2018 |
8:29 am
Workers in the world's richest countries are getting their biggest pay bump in a decade as companies seek to attract staff amid shrinking unemployment in the U.S., Japan and the Euro area.
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