End Junior Wages
Young Australians lose out on about $3 billion every year because of junior wage laws - and it's mostly pocketed up by multinational giants.
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End Junior WagesYoung workers in Australia lose out on about $3 billion every year because of junior wage laws - and it's mostly pocketed up by multinational giants. These big corporations shouldn't be able to take advantage of these young workers by paying them a lower rate for the same job. Junior wages are based on unfair and outdated assumptions about young people's living costs - but times have changed. Australia's award system already provides for different pay scales according to a person's job, the tasks they perform, and their prior experience. Junior wages undermine these standards by allowing a 18 year old manager with 2 years experience to be paid less than the new-starter 21 year old she's supervising and training. Besides being manifestly unfair, junior wages are confusing. Having your wage change sometimes more than twice a year, and being unable to compare your wages with your co-workers, makes it hard for young workers to check that their pay is correct. The government needs to end this practice of age-discrimination, and abolish junior wages now!4,586 of 5,000 SignaturesCreated by Young Workers Centre