Re: Minimum Wage
Regardless of fiscal considerations I would suggest that there is a moral need for a decent minimum wage, if for no other reason than to stop the owners of large companies from taking the piss even more than they do now.
If anything workers rights have taken a nose dive in the last 10 years... How many people do you know that voluntarily have to be in work 30mins earlier than their official start time (unpaid of course) because its the done thing or something like that?
The last job I applied for I was expected to work 30mins later than stated every day; and work some saturdays for regular wage (no overtime- which is increasingly a thing of the past these days) and work weekends near the holidays and for all that they said I would be able to leave 10 mins or so early 'ocasionally'
The point is I had to agree to this farce just to get the job and thats how they do it...these days you have to voulunteer to be treated like a jerk!...otherwise they find someone else....all the while with a smile on my face, acting like I was grateful for this privelige they were offering me...
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