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No, married people should not get paid more than single people regardless of gender.
In fact, an argument could be made that people with children should be paid less than those without. People with children tend to miss more work dealing with their kids and as a result their productivity suffers and the singles and childless employees have to make up the slack.
In my company (and many others) when someone is out with a sick kid, they have to use a PTO (Paid Time Off) day. We don't get sick days, just PTO. That's one less day they can take later for vacation or some other reason. Unless the parents get more PTO days based on having kids, it's the same as anyone else taking a day off. We all take up the slack for others when they're out of the office, whatever the reason.
Pay should be based on the skills you bring to the table, not the presence or absence of kids.
Should a married man get paid more than a single man?
No. Just no. Nor should he get paid more than a woman, married or single. That this is even a question is astounding. Pay should be based on the job done, period.
Should a married man get paid more because he has a wife and kids to support?
let's say, same job, same skills etc..
this is what happened in the past and still does in some countries, hardly equitable but does it have any validity today?
What you suggest is discrimination, period.....
A person should be paid on the merits of their skills and what productivity they are bringing to the business, not how prolific they are in reproducing mankind or taking a mate....
You will see a significant rise in unemployment for married men, and a significant decrease for single men. Companies are not going to pay an employee more based on their life choices.
Back when I was in the military, married people received more money, still do I suppose unless something changed I do not know about.
For example: While a single e4 would have to live in the barracks, or fork out his own money to live off base, along with his own money for food since he was suppose to eat for free in the galley; a married e4 would get either base housing or a housing allowance, and he would get a food allowance as well since he would not be eating in the galley.
That right there adds up to a lot of money, besides the higher quality of life, all for simply being married.
This is a no-brainer. Yes, there should be what you might call "affirmative action" for married men, not just with respect to pay but also with respect to hiring and promotions. Furthermore, pay should take the number of his dependents into account. It's called the common good, folks. We're all responsible for it, even private employers.
Last edited by WesternPilgrim; 08-08-2012 at 03:26 PM..
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