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Purpose: Using a regression discontinuity design in tandem with a difference-in-discontinuities analysis, the study finds that increasing the minimum wage reduces the employment probability of young males by 2.5–3.1 percentage points. Design/methodology/approach: The authors exploit an age-specific minimum wage rule – which sets a lower minimum wage for workers of age 15 than the adult minimum wage paid to workers of age 16 and above – and its abolition to estimate the causal effect of a minimum wage increase on youth employment and education in Turkey. Findings: The authors also document that, initially, the minimum wage increase does not lead to a major change in high school enrollment, while the likelihood of transitioning into "neither in employment nor in education and training" (NEET) category notably increases. However, in the medium term, the NEET effect is transitory; school enrollment increases over time and absorbs the negative employment effect. Originality/value: The authors argue that policy effects have mostly been driven by demand-side forces rather than the supply side. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore reactions to the introduction by the UK Government of the National Living Wage (NLW) in the UK hospitality sector and consider implications for the status of employee relations.Design/methodology/approach In-depth interviews were conducted with senior industry representatives of the hospitality sector in the UK.Findings Concerns surrounding an increase in the wage bill, in maintaining pay differentials and in shifting employment to youth were confirmed. Managers expressed ambiguity in face of the legislation, offering agreement at a personal level with the rationale underpinning the NLW, but also expressing concern about impacts on their businesses.Research limitations/implications This exploratory study offers the basis for further research in understanding the foundation of employee relations in hospitality.Social implications A reconsideration of the nature of the employment relationship is key at a time of growing concerns about the business-society relationship.Originality/value Uses reactions to the UK Government's stipulation of a NLW to explore the basis of employee relations in the hospitality sector. This is timely where work to date in hospitality has largely focussed on symptoms but not causes of poor working conditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of minimum wage on youth employment across employment statuses in Indonesia. This study uses the National Labour Force Survey (Sakernas) from 2010 to 2012. Design/methodology/approach – This study uses a multinomial logit model to see the youth distribution across different employment status changes as a result of an increase in the minimum wage. Five categories of youth employment statuses are examined including self-employed; unpaid family workers; paid employees in the covered sector; paid employees in the uncovered sectors; and unemployed. The model is examined separately for urban and rural areas, as well as for the male and female youth labour market. Findings – The results generally suggest that an increase in minimum wage decrease the probability of youth being employed in the covered sector, i.e. paid employment in the covered sector and increase the probability of youth being employed in the uncovered sectors, including self-employed, unpaid family workers, and paid employment in the uncovered sectors. This study indicates a displacement effect for youths from the covered sector into the uncovered sector as suggested by the two-sector model. The specific results are different across urban and rural labour markets, as well as across males and females. Originality/value – Compared to the developed country studies, the studies on the effects of minimum wage on youth employment in developing countries is relatively limited. The sample from Indonesian labour market with a large informal sector has never been used for these purposes. This study also contributes to the literature by using the particular definition of the covered-uncovered sector to the Indonesian labour market based on the employment status and individual wage data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Analyzes the effects of youth minimum wages on youth employment and unemployment in The Netherlands. Reduction of all minimum wages; Ratio of potential earnings to the minimum wage; Existence of minimum wage regulations; Collective wage bargaining between unions and employer organizations; Sensitivity of labour demand for the minimum wage.

Discusses the effects of reducing the minimum wage or introducing differential minimum wages on youth employment in France. Elasticity of employment with respect to the minimum wage; Employment population ratio for young persons; Methods in analyzing the stability of estimates.

Discusses the re-examination of the nature and role of minimum wage protection in industrialized countries. Different approaches in providing minimum wage protection among industrialized countries; Role of labour costs in the determination of youth employment; Link between low wages and low family income; Aims of minimum wage protection.