Tim Re...If you say that the employer is obligated to pay a "living wage" (and by that most people don't mean enough money to live but rather enough to live at some standard that they decide is the minimum that is acceptable) then you are saying that people who's work is not worth that amount don't have a right to work.
I said what I said. You are now trying to say I implied all of these other things, which I didn't say, or imply. I think employers have an obligation to pay a living wage, and living wage as a living wage is defined in general, not in specific instances.
As long as it is low enough to not have much in the way of positive effect for the employed person this is true.
For my business, and I must reiterate, I am in the service business, and as such, China is not a consideration; if all employers, in our business are required to pay, at minimum a certain wage, then we all have a certain base expense, when it comes to wages. For instance, I usually start at around $12/hr, for novices, to over $20/hr for experience. If all of my competitors did the same, then our bids should be competitive from a wage basis standpoint. There might be some competitors in my area who pay minimum, $5.50/ hr, but I wouldn't know about it. So if you are paying minimum wages, you can expect to hire employees, with a minimum of talents you desire. You need to pay more, to attract the talents you desire, and need. Union, of course, is even more, however, unions don't offer training very often, if experience is available. |
