Acute campaign of employers in the U.S.: the iPad will replace you if you want … – naTemat

Acute campaign against employers raise the minimum wage in California is controversial. • Fig. Screen of pando.com

Not only in Poland, the issue of minimum wage is one of the most important topics of public debate. In the United States a lot of controversy aroused billboard campaign one of the employers’ organizations. Her message is simple: if workers insist on raising the minimum wage will be replacement by cheaper alternatives, such as iPads.

This message addressed to pracowników restaurants and bars in San Francisco. For hung billboards can be seen in the iPad screen asking, “Hello, can I take your order?”. Next There is information , if the staff goes raising the minimum hourly rate to $ 15, employers will not be profitable to employ them.

So sharp approach to the problem arouses negative comments, especially by left-wing journalists and representatives of the trade unions. But it is hard not to recognize employers for logical arguments, because the work is the same as the cost of materials and taxes.

If any of these factors increases the entrepreneur trying to find a cheaper replacement. For employees, this may be a new technology or moving production abroad. Similar considerations also appear in Poland, on the occasion of returning a discussion about płacy minimum. Law can not endure poverty, and raising the minimum wage proportionally reflected in the level of unemployment.

Source: Pando.com