tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post9164144497100586285..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Wages...Bruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-18850344907701833392013-01-28T02:59:30.815-08:002013-01-28T02:59:30.815-08:00The problem is that people here want to pay the le...The problem is that people here want to pay the least amount for their goods but want to get paid the most for their work. You can't have it both ways. becky3086https://www.blogger.com/profile/01026872543168452124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-70463167496926707032013-01-28T01:42:19.714-08:002013-01-28T01:42:19.714-08:00Two extra details - youth wages and currency varia...Two extra details - youth wages and currency variations. <br /><br />1) Apprentice and youth wages are lower, e.g. Here is the Western Australia farm award: http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/labourrelations/PDF/Awards/F/Farm_Employees%27_Award_2012.pdf<br /><br />2) The exchange rate has changed a fair bit. Back in 2009 it was at US60c for the Aussie dollar, now it is US$1.05. Before that it was between .65 and .75 for quite a while IIRC. You are picking a country with a very strong currency at the moment for your comparison. <br /><br />Also, given that farms are often way out in the middle of nowhere they take cash out of your salary for room and board, or at least they did when I worked in NSW back in the 80s. There wasn't much left, but then again there wasn't much to spend it on. <br /><br />Here in France the minimum wage is eight Euros something, but when you add in the healthcare charges and such the cost to the employer is fifteen Euros something. Convert that at US$1.34 to the Euro...brentcuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812915533657034141noreply@blogger.com