The wage penalty for motherhood is loosely understood as working mothers earning less salary than other women without children. It is not a hidden or new concept being introduced. In fact‚ it is almost accepted as normal. It is loosely understood because the reasons for this penalty aren’t well understood‚ yet it is clear that some pay gap exists. The real question is‚ what causes this wage penalty gap‚ and what steps and policies can companies use to reduce a gap that seems to be inevitable? The
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2. What was the wage system that was imposed in the Industrial Revolution? How did this new system of payment affect the new working class? What impact did it have on women and children? How did this new wage system impact factory work and regulations? How did the Wage System impact living conditions of industrial workers? Include all key ideas and themes. A system of paying people based on other factors that affected the price of the product produced and how much money the employers
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Source 3: “The Political Economy of Low-wage Labor‚’’ by Trish Kahle. Trish Kahle is a union activist and historian working under the Department of History at the University of Chicago. This work was published in Chicago‚ Illinois. The purpose of the work is to bring a Socialist perspective on minimum wage. This is a very different perspective‚ as America is usually not referred to as a Socialist state. Its intended audience includes those who hold Socialist ideas‚ and those in the general public
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In respond to : Comparing wage levels – or can we? Calls are growing for a more equitable society with regard to the current debate on whether the minimum wage in Hong Kong should be raised to HK$35 a hour. Before making any conclusion‚ I’d like to make respond to one of the opposition’s view --minimum wage is crippling the businessman. This is an unreasonable and exaggerated argument as the booming rent price in Hong Kong is a wide known significant factor. While it is crystal clear that
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There is no way of keeping profits up but by keeping wages down. -- David Ricardo‚ On Protection to Agriculture (1820) This essay seeks to go one step further in the context of David Ricardo ’s quote by arguing that totalitarian political systems offer a way of keeping profits up by keeping wages down and inversely‚ in a democratic system wages will have a tendency to rise and thus‚ profits will decline. When looking at David Ricardo ’s quote within the context of both totalitarian and democratic
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Nickel & Dimed In Nickel and Dimed Barbara Ehrenreich takes a break from her real life and lives as a low wage-worker takes a low wage job in order to understand and find out what wage workers really go through everyday not knowing what’s next for them‚ and how they live off of minimum wage. In everyday life low-income people do many things in order to survive on a daily basis. There are people who work multiple jobs‚ or live in a shelter‚ live in their cars‚ house/apartments housed by various
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important policy in recent years is the implementation of minimum wage law‚ which has been in effect for two years aiming to guarantee a basic wage for low-income workers‚ however its effect on overall employment level in Hong Kong is still to be determined. In this essay‚ I will first examine the overall trend and size of poverty in Hong Kong‚ then move on to assess the effectiveness of the present social security system‚ as well as the minimum wage in eradicating poverty in Hong Kong. Poverty‚ is
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in the workroom. The workers‚ particularly the operators and sewing helpers‚ who are mostly women‚ continuously inhale these substances. Most factories do not have adequate ventilation and exhaust fans and few workers use masks. Women workers face wage differentials‚ insecurity and discrimination at various levels and places. They also face a variety of challenges both at work and home in coping with their daily responsibilities.
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Chapter 7 Are 2-tier wage systems fair and justified?” Provide supporting data to justify your response. The two tier wage system is usually established by management and sometimes in agreement with a union for three main reasons. The first reason being that the employer wants to pay senior‚ experienced and productive worker more without increasing overall wage cost. The second reason for the implementation of this system is so that the employer can establish a merit wage scheme that compensates
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Negative Impacts of Drastic Minimum Salary Rise to Indonesia Economy In late 2012‚ minimum worker salary for 2013 has become an important and concerning issue. This was caused by drastic increase set by the local governments across Indonesia. In Jakarta‚ for instance‚ wages have increased by 44% compared to last year. The Bogor government also has implemented strong increases‚ where the minimum wage climbs up 70% from 2012. Although the rise is intended to improve welfare of workers and enhance
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