In an involuntary termination, an employer fires the employee or removes the employee from his or her job. An involuntary termination is usually the result of an employer's dissatisfaction with an employee or an economic downturn.
While a higher minimum wage induces some automation, as well as increased worker productivity and higher prices, it simultaneously increases worker purchasing power. In the end, the costs of the minimum wage will be borne by turnover reductions, productivity increases and modest price increases.
LABOUR MINISTER Pearnel Charles has announced a $430 increase in the minimum wage, but Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller is complaining it is not enough to buy icy mint. The increases, which take effect on February 28, will see the minimum wage moving from $4,070 to $4,500 for a 40-hour workweek. In the case of industrial security guards, the minimum wage will increase from $6,050 to $6,655 for a 40-hour workweek. The guards will also receive an increase in dog handler's premium from $20.35 per hour to $22.39.