In Egypt, the doctorate (abbreviated as M.D.) is equivalent to the Ph.D. degree. To earn an M.D. in a science specialty, one must have a master's degree (M.Sc.) (or two diplomas before the introduction of M.Sc. degree in Egypt) before applying.
1. Companies will be required to pay a minimum of Â£9 an hour by 2020. The first increase will be introduced in April 2016, however, when workers will receive Â£7.20 an hour. That compares favourably to the current Â£6.50 an hour minimum wage for over 21s.. Companies will be required to pay a minimum of Â£9 an hour by 2020. The first increase will be introduced in April 2016, however, when workers will receive Â£7.20 an hour. That compares favourably to the current Â£6.50 an hour minimum wage for over 21s.
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that the North East was the worst paid region in the UK in 2013 with an average salary of Â£24,084. In London pay is Â£35,238 a year, and the UK average is Â£27,017. Average pay in Wales is just Â£100 more a year on average at Â£24,182, however the country has regularly been used as an economic indicator to judge the North Eastâs progress. Mr Foster said: âThereâs lots of similarities between the North East and Wales so the fact that we have gone behind them should ring alarm bells.