Some thoughts on minimum wage and youths

[jomas_45]

Raising the minimum wage will just mean that more people are on the minimum wage, which will soon be relegated to the same amount of buying power as the old minimum wage as employers pass on the cost of employees to the consumers. Also, they won't be able to afford to keep as many employees because of the cost.

If you raised the minimum conditions

Comments

[marsden_online]

> The 90 day trial thing is probably a step in the right direction for helping youth, as it allows them to prove their worth despite lack of experience

[jomas_45]

Even if the cost of living does rise (which it eventually will anyway, but costs aren't that easily passed on to a competitive marketplace)

But New Zealand isn't much of a competitive marketplace. There's too few people in the country in order to make a decent market.