Should young people be paid less than their older counterparts in the same job? It's been standard practice for years, but there's a new push from major unions including the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association and some politicians to scrap "youth wages." Why? They say the need to be fairly paid for equal work effort, as well as economic considerations such as the high cost of living and ongoing housing crisis, mean paying young adults less based on their age is out of step with modern Australia. Do you remember your teenage salary? And, importantly, do you think it was fair for the work you were doing? Link to our story from Kerry Brown at Edith Cowan University in comments.
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