Emeritus Prof Christopher MayMar 19

As more employers (from Harvey Nichols to Hays Travel Agency) are identified (named & shamed) for not paying the minimum wage, often citing 'technical errors' now corrected.... we are also seeing claims (due to legal shifts) young people are *too* expensive to employ.

But, we're never told mid-level or top executives are too expensive to employ, nor that shareholders are too expensive to reward (via dividends); no, its always the low paid who must adjust!

#workers #politics
h/t FT

Show threadPatrick HadfieldMar 19
@ChrisMayLA6 if their business model relies on cheating low paid employees to keep going, I can't help thinking maybe it isn't a viable business. (Similarly, relying on government to top up wages through tax credits.) Just a thought...!
Show threadSteve Woods

@patrickhadfield @ChrisMayLA6 Same thing applies to businesses who rely on in-work benefits to top up the abysmal remuneration they pay.

As for a different rate of minimum wage for young people, that's just ripping off those who have made it onto the bottom rungs of adulthood. It should be abolished.

Mar 19 at 9:48amWeb