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Posted on 05/16/2014 7:11:12 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I work for McDonald’s and I make $21 an hour.
No, that isn’t a typo. It’s really my salary.
You see, I work for McDonald’s in Denmark, where an agreement between our union and the company guarantees that workers older than 18 are paid at least $21 an hour. Employees younger than 18 make at least $15 — meaning teenagers working at McDonald’s in Denmark make more than two times what many adults in America earn working at the Golden Arches.
To anyone who says that fast-food jobs can’t be good jobs, I would answer that mine isn’t bad. In fact, parts of it are just fine. Under our union’s agreement with McDonald’s, for example, I receive paid sick leave that workers are still fighting for in many parts of the world. We also get overtime pay, guaranteed hours and at least two days off a week, unlike workers in most countries. At least 10 percent of the staff in any given restaurant must work at least 30 hours a week.
But in New York last week, I met fast-food workers from around the world who aren’t as lucky as I am. We marched through Midtown Manhattan demanding a fair wage and respect at the workplace.
Many of the U.S. workers I met make less than $9 an hour. And unlike in Denmark, where most fast-food workers are young people looking to make extra money while in school, the vast majority of U.S. fast-food workers are adults trying to support their families. Roughly 70 percent are in their 20s or older, according to a recent study, and more than a quarter are raising kids.
(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.reuters.com ...
Since the business community in the US went all in on flooding the job market with tens of millions of unskilled workers (the Senate plan would add FIFTY-SEVEN MILLION!), because they complain they can’t find workers willing to work at minimum wage, I’ve supported raising the minimum wage. You can’t complain that the laws of supply and demand should set what a fair wage is, and then destroy America with tens of millions of future socialist-voting welfare recipients the first time you face upward pressure on wages.
SECONDLY, I find the argument that paying decent wages will force up the price of hamburgers and drive businesses under is pure bull. McDonald’s makes billions in profit and will still make billions in profit if they have to cut franchisee fees, and the share of retail-store, production-level labor cost in that hamburger is minimal: about a nickel.
HOWEVER, European McDonalds have a reputation for being far more pricey than American McDonalds. I believe it is because they are positioned far more upscale, but it makes labor-cost comparisons treacherous.
In the neighborhood of 70 cents more.
But that also does not account for tax rates.
1. Norway - $9.63 (59 kr.)
2. Sweden - $7.29 (49 Kr.)
3. Switzerland - $6.81 (6.50 CHF)
4. Brazil - $5.68 (10.25 R$)
5. Finland - $5.61 (4,10 €) (26 February 2014)
6. Denmark - $5.37
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index
What do they call a Quarter Pounder with cheese in Denmark?
Thanks. I’m in no hurry to visit Europe, and I think I’ll pass on Rio too.
Denmark is one of the most expensive places to buy a Big Mac
http://nomadcapitalist.com/2013/11/24/top-5-expensive-countries-on-the-big-mac-index/
“The Big Mac Index places socialist Denmark as the fourth most expensive hamburger in the world – almost a full $1 more expensive than the same sandwich in The Land of the Free. While Denmark has been ranked one of the most economically free European countries, it also imposes stringent regulations on businesses. Taxes don’t help, either; Denmark has raised its value added tax (VAT) from the low single digits a few decades ago, to its current 25% level. Income taxes are as high as 59%. And if you eat too many Big Macs, you might get hit by Denmark’s “fat tax”.”
And a Big Mac costs the equivalent of $5.37 in Denmark
Actually it’s almost $2.00 more.
Big Mac’s don’t have ketchup.
Obamanation!
billions in profit?
Most locations are owned by franchisers, some of them might only have one store.
Combo Meal at McDonalds or Similar 69.00 kr
According to Google, 69 krone = $12.66
It's around $6 here.
To retire at thirty.
Don't know, but it's called a viertelpfunder mit kase in Germany. A Big Mac is called a "Big Mac" there.
just look at the price of a McDonald’s meal in denmark from TRIP ADVISOR:
First comment from the site from someone who has been there:
I try a Big Mac in every country I go to, so I had to, but... I think my Big Mac meal was the equivalent of like $20!! That Danish kroner really kills you. In general, it was hard to find anything affordable in Copenhagen, but I wouldn’t bother with McDonald’s unless you are involved in a tasting experiment like mine or REALLY want it.
Visited August 2012
If businesses cannot find workers willing to work for the current minimum wage, one of two things will happen: The businesses will do without the additional labor, or they will increase the amount of pay they are offering. Alternatively, I guess they could close up shop. None of these need government intervention.
“After arriving in the country he stopped for dinner on the way to the university. A sandwich and a beer set him back twenty-five bucks American.”
I understand the implications, but more info is needed. In Manhattan, DC, etc., that same meal can easily cost $25.00 as well.
Just look at the price of a McDonald’s meal in denmark from TRIP ADVISOR:
First comment from the site from someone who has been there:
I try a Big Mac in every country I go to, so I had to, but... I think my Big Mac meal was the equivalent of like $20!! That Danish kroner really kills you. In general, it was hard to find anything affordable in Copenhagen, but I wouldn’t bother with McDonald’s unless you are involved in a tasting experiment like mine or REALLY want it.
Visited August 2012
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