Min wage going up?

[mizunderstood]

I heard a rumor.. lol... I think it was on the news the other nite but I didnt catch it... Is min wage going up again in jan? If so to what? THanks.

[girdy]

Try Google Search

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20071113.wnbwage1113/BNStory/National/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20071113.wnbwage1113

[angeliiiss]

It's going up .50 to $7.75 an hour

[Cherry Pop]

I think Min. wage should be $10 an hour.

[airsky501]

What you need to remember is that MIN wage is just that. It is NOT to be making a living off. The more min wage goes up the more the cost of things go up.

Did you know that the cost of wages is 30% of the average small companies costs. Raising the min wage by .50 will cost my company about $6500 per year.

Min wage jobs are to be kept for 1 - 1 1/2 years and that about it.

do you want to start paying $6.50 for a big mac? It will start. That company has money but it won't start to lose it.

[magoosmomma]

I think its by the end of March its going up to 7.75 isn't it?

[Chinna Dah]

effective March 31, 2008

[jdcb]

not again

[Cherry Pop]

What you need to remember is that MIN wage is just that. It is NOT to be making a living off. The more min wage goes up the more the cost of things go up.

Did you know that the cost of wages is 30% of the average small companies costs. Raising the min wage by .50 will cost my company about $6500 per year.

Min wage jobs are to be kept for 1 - 1 1/2 years and that about it.

do you want to start paying $6.50 for a big mac? It will start. That company has money but it won't start to lose it.

But some people have no choice but to live off of it. Plus the majority of jobs at least in this city are min. wage jobs.

[girdy]

Personally I wouldn't pay 49 cents for a Big Mac, but that's a matter for another day.

I think raising minimum wage is great. There is a lot of dialogue here about helping able-bodied people break the welfare cycle, and the best way to do that is to increase the gap between what people make on welfare, and what they would make working. 50 cents an hour raise on minimum wage is $80 a month, that's gotta help those who need it the most.

And yes, if I need to pay a bit extra for a meal so that the busboy gets a more reasonable wage, I'm good with that.

[FutureChief88]

But if your paying more .. becasue your making more.. than it doesnt really matter if Min wage goes up.. does it?

[mizunderstood]

That isw exactly the problem futurechef... Those of us that work min wage jobs look forward to a pay raise occasionally... But then when everything else goes up in price were no better off than when we started. Sometimes worse... We need to figure out a way to increase min wage but keep prices relativly level with that.

[mizunderstood]

Also it kind of makes the ones that are making a little more than min wage feel unappreciated. I know my friend has been working for 6 years at one company. When they hired her they gave her 8.00/hr Even with all the hardwork, years of dedication, she works every shift she can possibly get, she is still making 8.00 an hr while people that have been at her company for next to no time are going to be making as much as her.

[FutureChief88]

Exactly..but it will never happen.. The government raises wages to accompany the change in the market..then they realize they are losing money..and raise taxes and prices.. lol

Lose Lose situation..

Sucks!

[FutureChief88]

Thats EXACTLY how i feel.. I make alright money.. but if the cost of living is going up for people making min wage.. why not for me.. and like u say... for the people that made $8 an hour before.. there are people starting at min wage almost making as much as them.. just doesnt seem right to me..

[kaj27]

Want more money? Get professional training or education. Sure that's not an option for some people, But then you have to adjust your life accordingly you can't have all the frills life offers on minimum wage. People need to plan more. If you drop out of High School don't expect to have your own place, fully furnished with a big screen TV and a fridge full of food and a Lexus out in the driveway. Hell if you finish High School, don't count on it.

[FutureChief88]

Well i have dropped out of high school.. went back for training and education and now have a college degree.. working a fine job.. but again.. i still think that if min wage goes up.. my wage should go up.. to keep my wage/salary competitive with the market.

[kaj27]

Well i have dropped out of high school.. went back for training and education and now have a college degree.. working a fine job.. but again.. i still think that if min wage goes up.. my wage should go up.. to keep my wage/salary competitive with the market.

Some companies do follow that, but most do not. It's a shame I agree. Maybe it's time to ask for a raise?

[FutureChief88]

Just got one.. :(

Lol

[rhiley_08j]

Every time unions negotiate higher wages the minimum wage is not long behind following suit. Believe it or not, jobs in the industrial sector are what drives the economy. It's what raises the cost of living and so forth.

[richunclepennywise]

Also it kind of makes the ones that are making a little more than min wage feel unappreciated. I know my friend has been working for 6 years at one company. When they hired her they gave her 8.00/hr Even with all the hardwork, years of dedication, she works every shift she can possibly get, she is still making 8.00 an hr while people that have been at her company for next to no time are going to be making as much as her.


True story, I went to work at Wal-mart one xmas unloading the trucks. I made 25 cents an hour more than a guy that had been doing it for 5 years. The reason given was that I had over ten years work experience so I started at $8. The real reason, this is just a guess, I wouldn't have done it for less. Too many people get paid too little because they're willing to work for less. They say things like I have to work to survive, which is sort of true, but remember, you don't have to work where you're at.

Peace