How Islam Views Wages and Productivity : A Perspective Review
The relationship between wages and productivity is likened to two sides of a coin that are closelyrelated. Talking about productivity without touching the wage aspect in an industrial process is likened toexpecting results, regardless of the causes that drive the realization of these results. If our productivity isplaced as a result or expected impact of the company on its workforce, then the construction of a fair,objective and transparent wage system greatly contributes to realizing the company's goals. In terms of themain causal factors for creating a work spirit that encourages labor productivity in a company, the wagefactor is the most influential factor in terms of labor. Considering those relationship, then studies of wagesand productivity are widely discussed by economists and management experts. However, generally thediscussion is based on the views of economists and management experts in general. The Islamic approach inlooking at economic and management issues still gets a smaller portion than the conventional approach. Infact, Islam with the spirit and the values it carries provides a picture, pattern, and principles that are no lessimportant in the context of wages and their relation to productivity. Therefore, this study aimed to analyzeand provide formulations, concepts and an overview of the relationship of wages and productivity in anIslamic perspective. As a result, there were several important principles in the context of the relationship ofwages and productivity in Islam.