Author Topic: Minimum wage (Read 3619 times)

Viva Cristo Rey · « **on:** November 08, 2013, 08:05:04 AM »

Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #1 on:** November 08, 2013, 08:07:54 AM »

I'm wondering if Apple and GM which are American companies.
Are they paying their employees the US federal minimum wage?

Dolores · « **Reply #2 on:** November 08, 2013, 11:35:24 AM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey

Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

China does not have a national minimum wage; it varies by province according on the cost of living. It ranges from the equivalent of about $1.25 per hour to $2.50 per hour.

India also has no national minimum wage, and it varies by state according to cost of living. It ranges from $2.18 per day to $3.40 per day.

Mexico's minimum wage is split into two zones, depending on cost of living. In Zone A, it is $4.92 per day, in Zone B it is $4.66 per day.

poche · « **Reply #3 on:** November 08, 2013, 11:54:17 PM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey

I'm wondering if Apple and GM which are American companies.
Are they paying their employees the US federal minimum wage?

They are paying their US employees at least the minimum wage.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #4 on:** November 09, 2013, 07:53:50 AM »

Quote from: poche

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
I'm wondering if Apple and GM which are American companies.
Are they paying their employees the US federal minimum wage?

They are paying their US employees at least the minimum wage.

Then why leave the USA.

Viva Cristo Rey · « **Reply #5 on:** November 09, 2013, 07:55:09 AM »

Quote from: Dolores

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

China does not have a national minimum wage; it varies by province according on the cost of living. It ranges from the equivalent of about $1.25 per hour to $2.50 per hour.

India also has no national minimum wage, and it varies by state according to cost of living. It ranges from $2.18 per day to $3.40 per day.

Mexico's minimum wage is split into two zones, depending on cost of living. In Zone A, it is $4.92 per day, in Zone B it is $4.66 per day.

Thanks.

Dolores · « **Reply #6 on:** November 09, 2013, 09:20:47 AM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey

Quote from: poche
Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
I'm wondering if Apple and GM which are American companies.
Are they paying their employees the US federal minimum wage?

They are paying their US employees at least the minimum wage.

Then why leave the USA.

Because the minimum wage (and even "high" wages) in other nations in lower than in the US. It's just dollars and cents. Not that that is a moral reason, but it's an economic reality.

Nadir · « **Reply #7 on:** November 10, 2013, 12:31:51 AM »

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey

Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

So... what is the minimum wage of America?

poche · « **Reply #8 on:** November 10, 2013, 03:04:51 AM »

Quote from: Nadir

Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

So... what is the minimum wage of America?

Right now it is $7.25 per hour.

Dolores · « **Reply #9 on:** November 12, 2013, 01:53:07 PM »

Quote from: poche

Quote from: Nadir
Quote from: Viva Cristo Rey
Lets compare the minimum wage of America to China, Mexico and India

Can someone out there compare facts.

So... what is the minimum wage of America?

Right now it is $7.25 per hour.

That's the federal minimum wage for non-tipped workers. The federal minimum wage for tipped workers is $2.13/hour (although, if that amount plus tips doesn't at least equal $7.25/hour, extra wages have to be added).

Several states have set different minimum wages, the highest of which is $9.19/hour in Washington state.

Nadir · « **Reply #10 on:** November 12, 2013, 03:48:36 PM »

Thanks for clearing that up, Dolores. I had been told by a friend who lived in the US about that $2.13 figure, and wondered if it was true. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard it, especially since

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"The national minimum wage is currently $16.37 per hour or $622.20 per 38 hour week. Casual employees covered by the national minimum wage also get at least a 24 per cent casual loading."

http://www.fairwork.gov.au/resources/fact-sheets/conditions-of-employment/pages/minimum-wages-fact-sheet.aspx#national-minimum-wage-order

Tiffany · « **Reply #11 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:22:06 AM »

One nasty thing they do is have you do closing work at $2 before your shift is over without opportunity for tips so you make even less per hour.

kaylaVeronica · « **Reply #12 on:** November 13, 2013, 07:38:58 AM »

www.dol.gov/whd/state/tipped.htm#Minnesota

This shows tipped employee wage state by state. It's crazy most states have no minimum or the minimum is $30 a month.

:surprised:

Dolores · « **Reply #13 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:05:41 AM »

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One nasty thing they do is have you do closing work at $2 before your shift is over without opportunity for tips so you make even less per hour.

That would be breaking federal law. Tipped employees are not allowed to earn than $7.25 per hour, employers are simply allowed to take tips into account to figure out what each employee is actually taking home, while paying a minimum of $2.13 per hour.

For example, a non-tipped employee earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week would gross $290.00 per week.

A tipped employee earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week would gross $85.20 per week in wages. That employee would also have to earn at least $204.80 in tips during the week. If a smaller amount of tips were earned, federal law requires the owner to make up the difference in extra wages. So, if that same tipped employee only earned $100 in tips that week, the employer would have to pay the minimum wage of $85.20, plus $104.80 to make up the difference.

Dolores · « **Reply #14 on:** November 13, 2013, 09:21:57 AM »

Quote from: Nadir

Thanks for clearing that up, Dolores. I had been told by a friend who lived in the US about that $2.13 figure, and wondered if it was true. I could hardly believe my ears when I heard it, especially since

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"The national minimum wage is currently $16.37 per hour or $622.20 per 38 hour week. Casual employees covered by the national minimum wage also get at least a 24 per cent casual loading."
http://www.fairwork.gov.au/resources/fact-sheets/conditions-of-employment/pages/minimum-wages-fact-sheet.aspx#national-minimum-wage-order

Yes, the minimum wage in Australia is much higher. Of course, the exchange rate needs to be considered, but the US dollar and the Australian dollar are close to parity.

As I explained above, however, while the $2.13 per hour figure seems very low at first blush, no one in the United States is permitted to earn less than $7.25 per hour once tips are taken into account. If an employee is earning less than that, there has been a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and it carries hefty penalties, far beyond merely getting your unpaid wages.