(Un)beliveable wages? An analysis of minimum wage policies in Europe from a living wage perspective

Fabo, Brian; Belli, Sharon S.

doi:10.1186/s40173-017-0083-3

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“…As defined by Belli & Fabo (2017), a living wage is simply an amount of income sufficient to cover living costs. Lim and Werner (2016) argue that a living wage is a fundamental human right to uphold worker decency and ensure equitable pay.…”

Section: Review Of Related Literature 21 Farmers' Living Wagementioning

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A Study on How Cafe Amadeo Development Cooperative Affects the Coffee Farmers’ Living Wage

2023

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Agriculture, specifically farming, has been the primary source of livelihood for a large proportion of the Philippine population. Despite an increase in consumption, there is a decrease in coffee output that needs to be increased to supply domestic demand. Due to financial instability and a lack of resources, farmers join cooperatives to solve their concerns. This study examined and analyzed the effect of Cafe Amadeo Development Cooperative (CADC) initiatives on the living wages of their coffee farmers' members. This research proved whether CADC effectively boosts their living wages to enhance their lifestyles. Using Ordinal Regression Analysis, calculate the data from the primary data gathered through a quantitatively designed survey questionnaire from the members. The study's findings highlight the importance of coffee bean pricing and dividends in enhancing the living standards of coffee farmers. These factors contribute to higher living wages and improved overall well-being. However, loans and patronage, while not directly impacting living wages, play an essential role in addressing the financial needs of coffee farmers, both as farmers and as family providers. The research findings reflect on CADC initiatives and serve as a roadmap for their upcoming approach to promoting coffee farmers' advancement. Researchers recommend that Cafe Amadeo Development Cooperative (CADC) implement advances in farming practices and introduce modern machinery to foster growth. These measures can empower farmers, enhance their productivity, and increase their living wage.

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Section: Review Of Related Literature 21 Farmers' Living Wagementioning

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2023

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“…When trying to define selected social policy instruments in relation to tax policy, it is necessary to deal with the results of relevant studies addressing, for example, the motivating function of the minimal wage, as is pointed out by Pavelka et al (2014), and also with the conditions of minimum wage indexation defined by Pernica (2016), the total impact of the minimum wage (Fabo and Belli 2017;Lenhart 2017;Ondruš et al 2017;Uhrová and Skalka 2016;Macková 2008), and the effect of the minimum wage on employment (Dolado et al 1996;Bruun et al 2017) and on reducing poverty (Jurčíková 2008;Kogan 2017). It is necessary to define the significance of taxes, as Molitoris (2008) states; the social function of taxes are pointed out by Králik et al (2001); the employee bonus, with its social but also stimulatory function, is defined by Králik and Jakubovič (2004); it is also important to understand the aspect of minimum living standards (Fabo and Belli 2017) and its relationship to the subsistence minimum (Rievajová 2006). Batrancea and Nichita (2012) define tax compliance models as a means for ensuring the fulfilment of the state's functions and sufficient sources for activities in the public sector.…”

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“…The subsistence minimum, at the same time, is the tool of social policy of the state. With regard to the undergoing discussions on the Social Pillar of the European integration, we aim to extend the debate to include the aspect of minimum living standards (Fabo and Belli 2017). The level of the subsistence minimum determines the degree of tax burden of economically active taxpayers, and it can put the Slovak tax system into a dumping position against tax systems in other European countries.…”

Section: The Subsistence Minimum and Tax Policy In The Slovak Legal Smentioning

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Selected Social Policy Instruments in Relation to Tax Policy

2018

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Tax sovereignty is now an expression of the phenomenon of state power. In general, there is a widespread but also accepted view that a citizen is dependent on the state and the state is dependent on tax resources. The social status of a citizen in the state is of great importance; it affects the development of personality and, last but not least, reflects the degree of democracy acquired in a particular state. Various tax law measures for the benefit of the citizen are important for the identification of social behavior and are an attempt to improve certain ways of life. The aim and ambition of this article is to emphasize the tools of social policy (e.g., minimum wage, subsistence minimum, social right to work) that are related to the social function of taxing income. In this context, the authors deal with a social function of tax collection and imposing of taxes, justice in taxation, and point out social aspects of the system of taxes in the Slovak Republic. In this article, the authors present the attitudes of both critics and proponents. It also deals with tax justice, which is often a category subjective to the evaluator. The benchmarking attribute of tax collection should be that citizens will have the certainty of social justice in the state and will therefore pay attention to the minimum wage and subsistence minimum as an integral part of tax policy under the legal conditions of the Slovak Republic. All tax legislation, especially tax reform, is perceived with a certain sensitivity regarding tax subjects.

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“…This is the case, for example, for Germany where according to the Wage Indicator Foundation the minimum wage is well above the living wage level(Fabo and Belli, 2017), while in national debates it is largely viewed as a non-subsistence poverty wage (see below). The same seems to be the case for other western European countries.…”

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What’s in a name? From minimum wages to living wages in Europe

Schulten¹,

Müller

2019

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research

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The development of a European minimum wage policy is back on the political agenda. While in the past the debate about a European minimum wage policy was largely detached from developments at national level, more recently the debate has been based on various national-level initiatives to ensure a living wage that enables workers and their families to enjoy a decent standard of living. Based on an introduction to the living wage concept, this article analyses how recent living wage initiatives in several EU Member States and the development of a European minimum wage policy could mutually reinforce each other and eventually result in a European living wage policy. In view of the significant heterogeneity of minimum wage regimes and welfare state traditions across Europe, the article calls for a pragmatic approach that adopts a common European target of 60 per cent of the national median wage as the benchmark for an adequate minimum wage.

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(Un)beliveable wages? An analysis of minimum wage policies in Europe from a living wage perspective

Cited by 11 publications

References 30 publications

A Study on How Cafe Amadeo Development Cooperative Affects the Coffee Farmers’ Living Wage

A Study on How Cafe Amadeo Development Cooperative Affects the Coffee Farmers’ Living Wage

Selected Social Policy Instruments in Relation to Tax Policy

What’s in a name? From minimum wages to living wages in Europe

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