Is it just me?
Or is the youth wages rate just laughable when you compare it to the very similar debate that was held when we abolished gender wage rates? "Why would I hire a woman, when I could get a man for the same rate?"
posted by Kakariki @ 9/08/2005 04:01:00 PM
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No it ain't just you - I wholeheartly agree.
I have often wondered whether it would be worth looking at some of the comments of business when women were first entering into the workforce in a large scale (eg during/after WWII). Would they claim women could not be paid as much as men because they 'did not have as much experience' or that 'women would not get jobs?'. And many jobs that were regarded as womens work continue to be underpaid, this is why the 30% settlement for nurses was so important!
'training' is not an excuse for youth rates either - as NZ employment law has always recognised a lower rate may be appropriate on these grounds (I forget the exact wording off hand) - so whats with the blatant age discrimination?
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