• vividspecter@lemm.eeOP
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    7 months ago

    The chamber of commerce and other employer groups never want minimum or award wages to rise by more than inflation. It is about time they were honest and admit they are arguing for the poorest workers in Australia to not just stay poor but become poorer.

    Well that about sums it up the mentality of business groups.

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      7 months ago

      The chamber of commerce and other employer groups never want minimum or award wages to rise by more than inflation.

      I recall more than one year (every year?) where they asked for minimum wage increases that were less than inflation. They don’t just want wages to stagnate, they want wages to decrease.