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The term "living wage" is used by advocates to refer to the minimum hourly wage necessary for a person to achieve some specific standard of living. In the context of developed countries such as the United Kingdom or Switzerland, this standard generally means that a person working forty hours a week, with no additional income, should be able to afford a specified quality or quantity of housing, food, utilities, transport, health care, and of recreation. This concept differs from the minimum wage in that the latter is set by law, and may fail to meet the requirements of a living wage.
In the United States, several municipalities and local governments have enacted ordinances which set a minimum wage higher than the federal minimum for the purpose of requiring all jobs to meet the living wage for that region. Often, these ordinances only apply to certain types of businesses, such as those receiving government contracts. However, San Francisco, California, Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Madison, Wisconsin have notably passed very wide-reaching living wage ordinances.
In Australia, the 1908 Harvester Judgment ruled that an employer was obliged to pay his employees a wage that guaranteed them a standard of living which was reasonable for "a human being in a civilised community," regardless of his capacity to pay. Justice Higgins established a wage of 7/- (7 shillings) per day or 42/- per week as a 'fair and reasonable' minimum wage for unskilled workers. In 1913, to compensate for the rising cost of living, the basic wage was increased to 8/- per day, the first increase since the minimum was set. The first Retail Price Index in Australia was published late in 1912. The basic wage system remained in place in Australia until 1967. It was also adopted by some state tribunals and was in use in some states in the 1980s.
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Tomorrow's Living-Wage Jobs - http://tinyurl.com/ye7a4b5
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Tomorrow's Living-Wage Jobs - http://tinyurl.com/ye7a4b5
GOP argue people just need god,country&guns;NO to:living wage,gay marriage abortion,unions,unemployment $,healthcare; more tragedies coming!
profnatalie (UberNatalie ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:25:04 -0000
GOP argue people just need god,country&guns;NO to:living wage,gay marriage abortion,unions,unemployment $,healthcare; more tragedies coming!
Member just brought organizers a cake! Film students doing documentary on Ottawa ACORN! Living wage canvass today!
JillACORN (Jill O'Reilly) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:56:37 -0000
Member just brought organizers a cake! Film students doing documentary on Ottawa ACORN! Living wage canvass today!
goen to the lycoming assistance office to see if i can get some assistance for living (food stamps) cuz my shd wage aint enough
sikencide (Chris Rosa) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:33:25 -0000
goen to the lycoming assistance office to see if i can get some assistance for living (food stamps) cuz my shd wage aint enough
@stiggers42 You could probably earn a 'living wage' as the castle ghost :0)
yorkshirecoast (Lee Westmoreland) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:32:15 -0000
@stiggers42 You could probably earn a 'living wage' as the castle ghost :0)
FL shooting:shows what happens when masses given guns&mindless religious/patriotic platitudes instead of healthcare,living wage,unions,aid.
profnatalie (UberNatalie ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:04 -0000
FL shooting:shows what happens when masses given guns&mindless religious/patriotic platitudes instead of healthcare,living wage,unions,aid.
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