Comments on: It’s a Done Deal http://hrlori.com/its-a-done-deal/ Helping to Unravel the Complex World of Human Resources Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:50:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alex http://hrlori.com/its-a-done-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1288 Alex Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:21:52 +0000 http://hrlori.com/2006/09/12/its-a-done-deal/#comment-1288 A lot of the minimum wages workers are service workers and those businesses will not move away from California. Cost will simply be passed on to customers. On top of my head, the only two fields I can think of where minimum wages are prevalent -- unskilled manufacturing and farming -- are already affected by downward pressure on employment. In the first case, manufacturing costs in China and emergent economies are much lower and in the second case, there is strong pressure from Mexico and works willing to do the job for minimum wages or quite possibly lower. A lot of the minimum wages workers are service workers and those businesses will not move away from California. Cost will simply be passed on to customers.

On top of my head, the only two fields I can think of where minimum wages are prevalent — unskilled manufacturing and farming — are already affected by downward pressure on employment. In the first case, manufacturing costs in China and emergent economies are much lower and in the second case, there is strong pressure from Mexico and works willing to do the job for minimum wages or quite possibly lower.

]]> By: Nick Roy http://hrlori.com/its-a-done-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-1197 Nick Roy Fri, 15 Sep 2006 13:13:59 +0000 http://hrlori.com/2006/09/12/its-a-done-deal/#comment-1197 I believe that there are other factors that can be used to recruit new businesses to California. Too often I have read job ads for positions such as web designers where they are being offered $8.00 per hour. In the Fort Lauderdale area, the wage for a web designer is in the range of $58,000 to $73,000. That comes down to $28 to $35 per hour. When wants to set up shop in a particular location, they need to research what the wages are for that location, then budget accordingly to get the funds. It is ok to pay "slightly" below the market, such as $20 per hour instead of $28 per hour. However, arbitrarily picking numbers out of a hat will not get you quality employees. I believe that there are other factors that can be used to recruit new businesses to California. Too often I have read job ads for positions such as web designers where they are being offered $8.00 per hour. In the Fort Lauderdale area, the wage for a web designer is in the range of $58,000 to $73,000. That comes down to $28 to $35 per hour.

When wants to set up shop in a particular location, they need to research what the wages are for that location, then budget accordingly to get the funds. It is ok to pay “slightly” below the market, such as $20 per hour instead of $28 per hour. However, arbitrarily picking numbers out of a hat will not get you quality employees.

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