Our minimum wage is pretty respectable lol. One of the most respectable in the world in fact lol.

$19.50 isn’t a respectable wage for jobs the require little to no training and or little to no education or experience?? Work a 40 our week and you’ll come home with about $650 after tax. You can live and support yourself on that. Seems pretty respectable to me given how little experience minimum wage jobs require.

Its a very respectable wage for an unskilled job, as long as the employee isn't expected to work unpaid overtime or overly exert themselves its fine.

^then I’m guessing you don’t own a successful business.
I have 23 employees, many part time students. They all start on a pay that’s $3 above minimum wage for their pay rate.
If they bring more clients and buisness, I pay accordingly. I also pay based on how long they’ve worked for me. For example the woman who brings a lot of clients because of how good she is and has worked for me for 10 years is on $37 an hour. She knows I’m at the top end of what I can afford for her now but she still gets the most generous Christmas bonus.

Very few situations where a burger flipper would deserve/ be able to be afforded $50.

Buisness have bottom lines and overheads and ultimately who gets the biggest cut should be the owner. If there’s left over after my wage I give it out accordingly including to myself accordingly.
And I’m the hardest worker of them all and have put more on the line than any of them who show up and work hard.
that’s why I own a successful business Lol.

A friend runs a small business and spends a lot of time and money hiring and training staff. Once they get a bit of experience they leave and she gets so upset. She would save money if she just paid a bit more than minimum wage.

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Obviously if you are in a high skilled job being paid minimum wages then half arsed effort would be appropriate.

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Why should burger flippers get paid $50 an hr

^ A job is a job for some people. Don't be so precious

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When I think of flipping burgers I think of spongebob 🤣

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^ This

Thats not the whole picture. We have one of the biggest rates of casualised workers and people are often exploited for hours, for example expected to be on call throughout the week and weekend for 10 hours of work which prevents them taking other jobs.

heaps of employers also take advantage by getting people to act in higher duties without higher pay, happened to so many people I know. Yes thats experience but when it goes on for 2 years thats taking the piss. Or reclassifying somebody's job to be able to pay them less but expecting the same duties. It happens. For example pharmacy assistant but want only qualified pharmacist.

Absolutely agree with the above response. I am eagerly watching the case currently before the courts about this casual higher rate, renewing contracts for years but not giving them the security they deserve despite them doing the role of a full time. Fingers crossed this will change in the future.

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Yes that's what I meant, put in the effort reflected in the pay.

What if someone says - I want you to clean my bath. If you do a good job, I'll pay you the maximum amount of $30. If you don't do a good job, I'll pay you the minimum amount of $28. What would you do?

Ridiculous analogy. How do you define a good job? The criteria would need to be set out first and for an extra $2 where is the incentive.

People need hope that their situation will improve with effort and hard work. If the incentives are there then they will work harder.

If you had a minimum wage job with no career progression then it comes down to personal pride.

If there is insentive of pay rises and promotion then those motivated by the money will want to work hard and make more of it.

Re cleaning the bath
I would agree on an hourly rate. If I was paid minimum wage I would work hard, but when the time is up I leave regardless of the task being completed. If I was paid above the wage I would stay and make sure the job was done.

I agree.