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Decades ago, I learned the perks and pitfalls of paid work. So what do today's young Australians want from employment? (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I personally agree with you, but the counter argument is that would make it much harder for 15yo kids to get a job. Most employers would prefer to hire someone a bit more mature if it cost the same. So allowing a lower minimum wage for teenagers evens the playing field a bit.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't disagree with the counter argument entirely, but I do think that the almost 'discount' (for lack of a better word) you receive by hiring younger people is excessive. And because it's less than half the price to hire a 15 year old vs 21 year old, that means 2 things end up happening:

Firstly the older you get the less likely you are to be hired for an entry role (which I'm sure you can argue is justified, but if you just never started working until you were 18+, you're pretty much SOL)

Secondly once you turn 17, or 18, or 19, a lot of people get effectively fired if they aren't part or full time. Of course, that would be illegal, so what happens is your hours just end up getting cut, or they conveniently "run out of work" for you and stop giving you shifts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yep I agree it's a problem