...Given some of those people with a learning disability clearly, by definition, cannot be as productive in their work as somebody who has not got a disability of that nature, then it was inevitable given the employer was going to have to pay them both the same they were going to take on the person who was going to be more productive, less of a risk, and that was doing those people a huge disservice" he said
It seems that Mr Davies has forgotten why the country has a minimum wage.
A reasonable wage for EVERYONE to help ensure that you get a fair days pay for a fair days work.
And really does he think that this kind of incentive will address peoples prejudice when it seems that all it would do is give an employer more power to disadvantage workers who are desperate for a job.
Part of the premise is surely to reduce the hold that employers have over workers that are disadvantaged in the work place, for instance those in poverty, who are inexperienced or old or disabled etc. and put them in a position better able to escape the sweat shop/ slave labour situations and attain a reasonable pay for the work they do.
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