California’s new fast food minimum wage law may be the thing that pushes the industry to churn out a higher-skilled workforce.
The law, which went into effect on April 1, will allow fast-food workers to earn at least US$20 (S$27) an hour – among the highest minimum wages. Some half a million workers across eateries such as McDonald’s, Yum! Brands’ Pizza Hut, Subway and Starbucks will see a pay bump, and for some people, their new pay could be as much as 25 per cent more than what they were earning just last week.
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