He worried about labor shortages, saying that these mean higher wages, which, in turn, mean inflation.
But workers in Bangladesh, especially those with little schooling, lack leverage to demand higher wages.
Tragically, the workers who now earn higher wages might be worse off, too .
This trend has largely been driven by developed country economies with typically higher wages.
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To what extent could paying his workers higher wages have contributed to booming sales?
Strikes at the mine started two weeks ago when thousands of rock drillers demanded higher wages.
He fretted about labor shortages, saying that these mean higher wages, which, in turn, mean inflation.
An important feature of the plan is reportedly endorsement of higher wages and salaries.
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New and existing businesses would surge and expand hiring, producing more jobs and higher wages.
This will only deter business investment, which is critical to job creation and higher wages.
The jury was told that he groomed the girls by paying them higher wages.
In April, janitors won widespread support for their demands for higher wages for cleaning office buildings.
After all, higher productivity growth must eventually show up in either higher profits or higher wages.
Even sites like Fiverr allow higher wages for certain extras, such as 24-hour turnaround.
And third, firms offering relatively higher wages could attract more honest workers to start with.
Profit margins are fat, so firms should be able to absorb higher wages without raising prices.
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Apple gets to make the same dollar profit per machine, but pays the higher wages.
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Such a domestic investment surge would mean more jobs at higher wages for American workers.
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The thing is though, higher wages are not something that happen in a vacuum.
Higher wages are by and large likelier to cost jobs than to create them.
It is hard for businesses to raise prices or for workers to demand higher wages.
This would imply that they will have to offer higher wages to get that labour to move.
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However, if productivity is increasing it allows businesses to finance higher wages out of the increased output.
And manufacturing jobs end up having both higher wages typically, and they also have bigger multiplier effects.
Forbidden to attract and retain employees using higher wages, employers offered health benefits to fill that void.
So we want to give them a tax break for hiring more workers and paying them higher wages.
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This, in theory, eliminates each cleaning company's fear of being undercut by competitors if it allows higher wages.
New sources of income such as from bank deposits and higher wages would allow people to spend more, they say.
It might also lead to higher wages for workers and more room for productive investments in the budget.
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Everton Football Club has reported widening losses, due in part to higher wages and falling season ticket sales.
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