It is in Australia, like every other economy in the world, that wages are not uniform for every industry, occupation or job. It is due to a variety of factors that wage outcomes differ across the nation, with the price of each labour input being valued differently according to interaction of the supply and demand curves in the market. Wages are the monetary reward each individual receives in return for their efforts in the production process. Historically, the industrial relations framework Australia adopted had a strong emphasis on wages all being equal for equal effort. However, realistically, wages, especially within the contemporary economic setting, differ not only between occupations but also within occupations. It is between occupations that wage differentials…
“salaries and wages are the sum of remuneration paid to employees, including the values of any social contributions, income taxes, etc., payable to employees.” It essentially is the monthly, or sometimes, weekly amount of money that the employees are getting paid by their employers because of their contract. One thing that all working people have in common, is the income tax that they have to pay, based on the amount of money that they earn, the more money you earn, the more tax you are going to…
Wikipedia, “the federal government set $7.25 an hour of the minimum wage in the United States. There were 29 states raising their minimum wage higher than the federal minimum on January 1, 2015. In addition, from 2014 to 2015, nine states increased their minimum wage levels, because 11 other states increased the minimum wages by legislative or ballot” (Wikipedia, July 2009). For many years, the argument of increasing wages has continued. When the minimum wages increase, the issue will come. On…
The effect that wage differences have are big, even though people choose to not acknowledge it. The wage gap is not often a big subject because some people argue that it is simply a myth. How can something be a myth when the statistics are available for any interested individual to see? There are several groups of wage gaps, but the gaudiest subject is wage differences between genders. If the problem is premeditated, it can be noted that men are paid more in careers with women working alongside…
Max Canfield Ms. Boesiger Economics 2 November 25, 2014 Is minimum wage a living wage? Raising the minimum wage would put the money in the hands of the engine that powers the economy; this allows local businesses to thrive and lets people live comfortably above the poverty line. Minimum wage is defined as the lowest wage permitted by law or by a special agreement while a living wage is defined as a wage that is high enough to maintain a normal standard of living. These two definitions are the…
their overall wage economy. Over these years, the development of the capitalist industry in Montreal transformed the city from a centre of commerce to the “Workshop of Canada” (Bradbury 31). Economic transformation therefore interacted dialectically with family needs reshaping the labour market, the family economy and the life course of children (Bradbury pg 220). Furthermore, The Workshop recognized as Montreal had an extensive array of industries including shoe making and water…
In the workplace wage inequality is something that has been around for a very long time and has been changing very fast. The workforce in the United States of America and Canada had a big change during the start of World War 2 because most of the men were being sent off to the war effort. The American and Canadian governments started encouraging corporations to hire women to fill the available job spots. Women were now doing the same jobs that men had been doing for many years to help with the…
According to United States Department of Labor,“The typical minimum wage worker is not a high school student earning weekend pocket money. In fact, 89 percent of those who would benefit from a federal minimum wage increase to $12 per hour are age 20 or older, and 56 percent are women.” Minimum wage needs to be increased as it will benefit the country as a whole. The United States legislative branch can withdraw money from welfare programs thus, bettering the economy, the employees of a…
Recently there has been a pervasive discussion about wage inequality, particularly raising the minimum wage. Many argue that fifteen dollars per hour or even the Presidents ten dollar ten cent minimum wage is too high with reasons such as small businesses will lose profit and close, people will have no incentive for higher education, and the overall elimination of jobs. Past arguments like these against minimum wage have been recycled since the passing of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.…
America does not have a shortage of money. The U.S. Treasury produces money everyday but where does it all go? People are homeless and starving and working for unfair wages while others are living easily. The one percent sits on top of the struggles of the middle and lower class. We live in the land of equality that does not seem equal. This is not “liberty and justice for all”. There is a solution to this problem; raising the minimum wage (10). It’s such a simple solution that will save…