CEO of Culver's would support minimum wage hike as long as teens have separate min. wage.

[TheMightyFavog]

http://www.wpr.org/culvers-ceo-suggests-increasing-minimum-wage-adults

The CEO of Culver's, a major Wisconsin-based restaurant chain, says he would support an increase in the minimum wage if it is tied to a separate youth wage. Craig Culver thinks the two-tiered idea could break the impasse on the issue.

Craig Culver, the CEO and co-founder of Sauk City-based Culver's Restaurants, says he is in favor of raising the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour — or even higher — if there is a separate, lower minimum wage for young people.

“What I would like to see done is a two-tiered minimum wage, a youth wage,” Culver said. “[For] those 14-, 15-, 16-, 17-year olds, a wage for them, and that could be what it currently is, or $8.00 an hour or something like that, $8.50 an hour.

“Then a wage for those 18 and older, or 19 and older... and that could be $10.10 an hour, that could be $12.00 an hour,” he continued.

[liberal N proud]

1. Culver's hires a lot of teens and seniors

The Culver's that I have visited seem to have a lot of teenagers and an equal mix of 65 and over ladies working the front line.

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Not to mention most are only open from 11-9

You hire adults to fill 20/25 hr/week temp positions to cover the lunch rush for the bulk of the year, (And let them go during the summer) then hire teens to finish the day out, with maybe one or two adult managers to keep them in line. Devious, when you think about it.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

2. Turn 18, get fired.

[leftyohiolib]

12. that's exactly it . sure raise the m.w. as long as i get MY cheap labor

[Wait Wut]

3. I could agree to this...

Granted, there are circumstances where a 15-17 year old might need a higher wage, but I remember being a teen and having very understanding and accommodating bosses (I was living on my own at 16). The one problem I see, business owners/managers refusing to hire anyone older than 17 to keep from paying the second-tier wage. While this wouldn't be a huge problem during the school year, a lot of adults that have families to feed could see an obvious backlash during summer.

I don't know. It takes some thinking that I'm not prepared for today.

[Scuba]

5. Stupid. Simply drives adults out of their job market in favor of teen labor.

What do you expect from the home of the "Butter Burger"?

[blueamy66]

13. I don't agree.

Teens cannot work as many hours as adults. Most have school and sports and other issues.

I know this from experience.

Just look at a fast food restaurant's work schedule. You will see that most teens work 15 or so hours a week. I just asked my ex boyfriend (or whatever he is today), who manages an Arby's, about this. I just saw his store's schedule. There are even asteriks next to the minors' names and shifts. He has worked in the restaurant industry for 40 years. He has managed ff restaurants, been a District Manager for ff restaurants and has managed a chain family restaurant. He likes this plan and I trust his knowledge.

Adults can work many more hours.

A restaurant manager doesn't want 30 teens working 4 hour shifts at time....they'd rather have a mix and pay a bit extra for it.

[Scuba]

14. Watch and see. If there's a two-tiered pay structure, the cheaper labor will dominate.

[blueamy66]

16. I still don't agree.

Think about it...from a restaurant manager's perspective. Do you really want 35 employees working 3 or 4 or 5 hour shifts 2 or 3 days a week?

The cheaper labor calls off more....has more things come up....aren't as reliable. It is worth it to a manager to pay a bit more for stability and peace of mind.

Have you ever managed a fast food restaurant?

[Scuba]

17. Think about it ... from a restaurant manager's perspective. Do you want employees ....

... making $10.10 and hour or $7.25 an hour for doing the same work?

Remember, your bonus depends on profits.

[blueamy66]

20. Again, have you ever managed a fast food restaurant?

I would want a mix of both. I want some kids that can work some hours and some adults that are more "full-time".

We aren't talking any bennies here either.

A manager of a fast food restaurant knows how to take care of "profits". It's not ALL labor.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

21. You may have a point about fast food joints but this would affect a lot more types of businesses.

[blueamy66]

26. Okay, I'll give you that.

But, there is still the fact that most teenagers can't work enough hours and aren't are responsible or stable enough for a manager.

[Lancero]

24. Would the resteraunt manage to stay in buisnuess...

If it was closed from 8 AM to 4 PM on weekdays?

[blueamy66]

27. exactly

nt

[Scuba]

29. Sure, some. But what's your point? That every single teen is in school?

[Lancero]

32. The majority are, yes.

[Brickbat]

6. No.

[msongs]

7. if it is the same work, it deserves the same pay. how bout a maximum wage for CEO types? nt

[JaneyVee]

8. Dumb.

[aikoaiko]

9. Doesn't the UK do something similar?

It makes sense since many people sell raising te minimum wage on supporting families.

I could see it for under 17

[KamaAina]

10. I believe Australia does

don't know about the UK.

[TheMightyFavog]

11. Per wiki:

£6.31 ($10.50 USD) per hour (aged 21 and older), £5.03 ($8.37 USD) per hour (aged 18–20) or £3.72 ($6.19 USD) per hour (under 18 and finished compulsory education)

[bullwinkle428]

15. Okay, here's a boycott I can support, as I go into Culver's semi-regularly.

FOR NOW.

[blueamy66]

18. Trust me, Culver's won't miss you.

Sorry to be mean, but you not buying food there anymore won't bother them.

They recently started opening stores in AZ, cause there are so many transplants out there. The lines are freaking crazy at those restaurants.

I was just in one 2 days ago in Indiana....crazy lines too.

I like the idea. It makes sense.

[Demo_Chris]

19. Without a tiered system teens would get priced out of a job. nt

[Gidney N Cloyd]

22. How so?

[Demo_Chris]

31. Why hire a 16 year old versus an adult. nt

[HereSince1628]

23. You would expect shit to come from the chief asshole at Buttrburgers

right?

[Vashta Nerada]

25. Everyone deserves a higher minimum wage, not just adults.

Teens and seniors deserve a higher minimum wage as well.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

28. Australia does this.

And it has worked there.

http://www.fairwork.gov.au/pay/national-minimum-wage/pages/default.aspx/

[jmowreader]

30. I would support this with one provision

Employers would have to report names and dates of birth of everyone they hired and everyone they terminated, as well as the number of employees they have.

If more than 20 percent of adults were replaced with minors a fine equal to the difference in pay for each worker replaced, times 12 months, would be imposed.

If more than 10 percent of workers were fired after they turned 18 (without mitigating documentation like a college acceptance packet or proof they got a better job) the fine would be two years' difference for each affected worker.

[MrScorpio]

33. Sounds like a great way to bring on an age discrimination law suit.

That is, of course, for anyone who doesn't live in a Right To Work state.

[TroglodyteScholar]

34. Yea, let's write pay descrimination INTO our laws...

As though that's a move in the right direction? What a douchebag.