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And what's wrong with that? "Gig" is not a real job, so it doesn't have to pay a real salary :) It's a temporary solution for people in-between jobs.
by 988747 3y ago
And what's wrong with that? "Gig" is not a real job, so it doesn't have to pay a real salary :) It's a temporary solution for people in-between jobs.
- HPsquared 3y agoAgreed, there should be an exemption for part-time work. Why is there a gulf between "unpaid" and "minimum wage" - what if someone wants to just ride the bike for fun and make a couple of pounds as a bonus?
- johngladtj 3y agoThat's called not having a minimum wage. Are we just now rediscovering why minimum wages are bad?
- tpmx 3y agoNone of the Nordic countries have a statutory minimum wage, btw. Edit: Any skeptics don't have to trust me, they also have the option to trust the International Labour Organization: https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/wages/minimum-wages/setting-machinery/WCMS_460934/lang--en/index.htm https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/wages/minimum-wages/settin...
- matsemann 3y agoWe don't have a general minimum wage in Norway, because we don't need them. We have strong unions that have given us good tariffs for various industries, that acts as a minimum pay for that sector. But there are some sectors (building, cleaning etc.) that do have a government set minimum pay, because they often would exploit foreign workers. Actually, our foodora bicyclists a while back formed a union, striked, and got a tariff deal. So got rid of some of the problems around their gig-work.
- friendzis 3y agoWhat if someone is obsessed with heavy machinery, wants to try operate them for fun and maybe make a couple of pounds as a bonus? Minimum wage laws are there to prevent exactly this scenario. It is deemed better to let inefficient enterprises that cannot pay even minimum wage to implode and support unlucky people via government programs rather inefficient enterprises.
- HPsquared 3y agoOn the first point - why not indeed? Why ban unproductive work?
- friendzis 3y agoSome companies pay minimum wage because they cannot pay more. Some companies pay minimum wage because they can not pay more. Once you allow the latter to pay less - they will, in a heartbeat. And policymakers do not want that.
- brewdad 3y agoNo one is banning unproductive work. You still have to pay for it though.
- karpierz 3y agoWhat if some child wants to work in the coal mines? What if some worker wants to be paid in company scrip? Unravelling worker rights is just a race to the bottom.