Talk of the Town: Minimum wage woes

Comments on “Minimum wage woes,” (No Free Lunch by Cielito F. Habito, 7/28/26) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:

Tell us, will the increase in minimum wage enable them to get out of poverty?

Romy S. Aquino

One source points out that businesses with 20 or more employees report that with a wage hike only a portion of their profits will be affected. That means they can easily absorb it. The catch is that they make up only a small percentage of all businesses.

Monk Manuel

In an ideal employment situation, wage and upgrade are based on job classification and productivity. Dictated wage from government neither satisfy the labor sector nor the employer sector.

FRS