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Why are businesses arguing for higher wages?

The business community should be careful cuddling up to union demands

1 September 2022

11:43 AM

1 September 2022

11:43 AM

One of the more bizarre aspects in the lead-up to the Jobs and Skills Summit is the spectacle of business groups buying into the narrative of ‘higher wages’.

It is true that business groups typically qualify their wage rise positions by linking it to productivity. Even so, for business to claim they want higher wages is simply a lie.

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