Ciekawy dokument przedstawiający
problem, o jakim się jeszcze w Polsce nie mówi - publiczne koszty niskich
wynagrodzeń w poszczególnych sektorach. Raport opisuje sytuację pracowników
branży fast-food w USA, np. podaje informację, że 52% rodzin pracowników branży
jest zapisanych do jednego lub więcej programu pomocy społecznej.
"Nearly three-quarters (73 percent) of
enrollments in America’s major public benefits programs are from working families.
But many of them work in jobs that pay wages so low that their paychecks do not
generate enough income to provide for life’s basic necessities. Low wages paid
by employers in he fast-food industry create especially acute problems for the
families of workers in this industry. Median pay for core front-line fast-food
jobs is $8.69 an hour, with many jobs paying at or near the minimum wage.
Benefits are also scarce for front-line fast-food workers; an estimated 87
percent do not receive health benefits through their employer. The combination
of low wages and benefits, often coupled with part-time employment, means that
many of the families of fast-food workers must rely on taxpayer-funded safety
net programs to make ends meet."
