“Wage risks figure strongly in the central bank's concerns. Still, we expect we have reached the peak in wages pressure in Australia as slowing domestic demand is leading to cooling employment growth.”
Bill Evans
“Why is minimum wage a number that is set in stone why don't we treat minimum wage rates like taxes the more money a corporation profits the higher the minimum wage rate they should have to pay.”
Kenneth waters Jr
“Misinformation has been circulating recently regarding our wages and benefits. We regularly complete wage surveys in all of our markets to ensure that we pay competitive wages.”
Carolyn Brookter
“These guys haven't seen an actual wage increase since 2002. We're working on 2002 wages.”
Bob Murphy
“Any attempt to keep [public sector] wages down would be counterproductive, and would risk undermining government targets and ongoing improvements to public services. Proper pay is the key to providing decent public services. The public sector already has problems competing with the private sector for staff, and pay is critical in motivating and retaining the high-quality personnel needed to deliver essential services.”
Dave Prentis
“I think the companies are indicating a willingness to give strong wage increases. If they can cut five percent of the work force through attrition, they can give 4 percent wage gains annually and come out ahead.”
David Bradley
“Whether we were doing the minimum-wage increase or not this year, the wages were still going to go up because of the market. There always will be people who need to start at minimum wage, but there are not many people that have to in this market.”
Beth Busch
