RE: In case anyone loses sight of what these republican cocksuckers want
February 8, 2012 at 6:04 pm
Quote:I thought that's what the minimum wage is?
I guess,if you live in India or China, or if by 'enough to live on' you mean 'not starving to death' rather than 'enough to live in modest comfort'
People on the minimum wage in the US seem to survive because they work more than one job and/or have a spouse working.is
Australia DOES have a minimum wage. Currently it is:
Quote:Australia's minimum wage is $15.51 per hour or $589.30 per week. Generally, employees in the national system shouldn't get less than this.
For junior employees, the minimum rates are:
Under 16 years of age $5.71
At 16 years of age $7.34
At 17 years of age $8.96
At 18 years of age $10.59
At 19 years of age $12.80
At 20 years of age $15.15.
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/national-...fault.aspx
Of course companies such as McDonalds get around the spirit of the law by hiring mainly juniors.
