been heavily marketing its digital platforms in order to drive customers to those offerings. And it 's been working so far, as consumers have been relying more on their smartphones for everyday activities. This has transferred to ordering food, and increasing smartphone usage should make mobile even more dominant and continue to spur the pizza chain 's digital growth. All of Papa John’s main competitors are headed in this direction as well so the company needs to continue to invest in digital…
The proposal to raise the minimum wage has caused controversy within many states across the country. Politicians, business personnel and economists have evaluated the circumstances and consequences of raising the minimum wage. Supporters believe raising the minimum wage will have lasting benefits, while opponents argue further economic and social complications could arise. Even though both sides of the argument can be justified, it appears an increase in the minimum wage will do more harm than…
hours, rest interim for representatives, opening and shutting hours, shut days, national and religious occasions, additional time work, rules for vocation of youngsters, yearly leave, maternity leave, infection and easygoing leave. Minimum wages act sets the minimum wages for the skilled and unskilled…
Kenneth wanted to move closer to home to raise his kids and be closer to his family. He moved back to Nashville to work for the Wethern Bag Company only making seventy five cents a day and stayed there for thirty years then retired in 1980 at minimum wage. He bought the farm he lives on today for 125,000 for 192 acres and sold not even half of that in 1986 for the exact same price. He and his wife only had three kids, so it was obvious by that time that he made enough money to not have to rely…
unemployment rate is around fifteen percent. The United States prides itself in being one of the greatest countries in the world. Everyone wants to become better than they are and have more than they have. Working in the United States is difficult, minimum wage limits the amount of happiness a person can have. Although money cannot buy happiness, human beings need certain things to be emotionally and physically stable. Things that would constitute and lead someone to be happy are food, a place…
The year is 2009 and the economy has just taken a massive downturn; you as the president have two options, stimulate growth by helping the poor or by helping the rich. These two concepts are in direct opposition. Conservatives believe that the economy will recover by stimulating the rich (supply-side economics). Conversely, liberals largely believe stimulating the poor (Keynesian economics) is the best solution. Paul Krugman is an avid follower of the latter. In “Debt is Good” by Paul Krugman,…
Would you say that Immigrants are to blame for unemployment? Many americans blame the immigrants for being jobless but in reality they should blame themselves. Immigrant is such a harsh word especially when they are here to have and to give a better future to their families but not everyone sees it that way. In order to understand that you would have to come from a family of immigrants like I did. Immigrants are hard workers, motivated, and at most times successful. In the article “Are…
This paper will study the relationship between a country’s perceived amount of corruption, and how that affects the wages of its domestic workers. The premise behind this paper is that a country that is perceived as being dishonest and corrupt would have lower wages. Corruption in government is seemingly always present in our world. This paper will try to determine if there is a correlation between a country’s perceived corruption and the monthly disposable income its workers earn with…
unemployed in the United States seek minimum wage jobs as a source of income to survive. Minimum wage positions, including restaurants, farmers, hotels, cleaning and maintenance occupations, and retail stores make up for a greater percentage of the workforce than those in higher paying fields like manufacturing, banking, and construction. Unemployment is measured by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) which…
the consumer demand for certain products goes so low that the company is not making any profit, hence they have to lay off workers in order to not loosing money for their company. From the idea of technology comes to play, why pay individuals the minimum wage when an electrical machine can do that job. When companies get to that mindset they start to lay off more and more people and let the machine do the job of the people in order to gain a better profit. Patrick, McGeehan on his article…