The Daily Populous

London (CNN Business) Up to 2 million UK workers will be getting bigger paychecks starting in April following a hike to the minimum wage.

The minimum hourly wage for people over the age of 23 will increase by 6.6% to £9.50 ($13), the government said ahead of its budget announcement on Wednesday.

criticized as inadequate because The increase to the National Living Wage is more than twice the current inflation rate of 3.1%. »

Fifteen years after it was first proposed, Austria's new Klimaticket, or climate ticket, goes live on October 26.

Offering seamless travel across all modes of public transport it is intended to galvanize the Alpine nation's fight against climate change.

Switzerland, Austria and Germany, among others, offer monthly travel passes, half-fare cards and other discounts to encourage public transport use. »

McDonald’s workers in 12 U.S. cities walked off the job Tuesday to protest what they say is an ongoing problem of sexual harassment and violence in the company’s stores.

This is the fifth time since 2018 that McDonald’s workers have struck the company over what they say are inadequate efforts to stop sexual harassment in its stores.

At least 50 workers have filed charges against McDonald’s alleging verbal and physical harassment over the last five years. »

Blizzard announced today that it was taking a "step back" and putting planning for next year's BlizzCon on "pause."

The event, which was originally scheduled for early 2022, has been all but canceled at this point with this announcement.

The lawsuit was filed in July, and since has seen many high profile Blizzard employees forced out of the company, including former Blizzard president J. Allen Brack. »