Working Harder for Minimum Wage
One thing I hate is when people take advantage of others. My younger brother is almost 18. He has been working at the same place for over a year. I don't believe he even makes minimum wage yet. Their excuse? They do not have to pay a minor minimum wage. This is a bunch of crap. He works so darn hard for that business and they just use him. My brother works almost 35 hours a week, every week- as a service clerk. I just think it's wrong the way he is treated. They love him there. He works hard and doesn't cause problems. Perhaps I'm being a little protective of him, but come on. When you make a 17 year old employee of the month after three months of employment yet you only pay him about $6.60 something is wrong.
The truth is employers don't care anymore. They know that they can treat people badly and not worry about it. If that person quites, then there will be ten more people waiting for that same job. The economy is so bad that this is reality. People have to work harder for less money, and less courtesy.
The truth is employers don't care anymore. They know that they can treat people badly and not worry about it. If that person quites, then there will be ten more people waiting for that same job. The economy is so bad that this is reality. People have to work harder for less money, and less courtesy.
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Comment by Julie on July 19, 2009 at 3:52pm -
Good news ahead for your bro!
Teenagers may receive pay raise this week
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michigan teenagers who have jobs might see a pay raise this week.
Michigan's subminimum wage, a wage paid to employees younger than 18, will jump from $6.55 to $7.25 when the federal minimum wage rises to that rate on Friday.
Administrator Jack Finn of Michigan's Wage & Hour Division says the federal wage increase will not affect Michigan's minimum wage of $7.40 per hour.
Under Michigan law, the subminimum wage is set at either the federal minimum wage or 85 percent of the state minimum wage, whichever is higher.
Many teenagers under 18 already earn more than the federal minimum wage.
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Information from: Kalamazoo Gazette, http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo
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