Fair payment to be scrapped if National get in

[king1]

Fair pay doesn't mean extra effort cannot be rewarded. It just means people who work should be paid fairly. It is about the employers really, more than the employees.

So imagine a base rate being set at the fair pay level. Productivity then allows for additional reward...

Yeah, but the reality is vastly different; employers will say that the Govt. has determined what a fair wage is for a certain job, and that's that - coupled with the fact that directors now have a legal responsibility to their shareholders to get the best possible return, unnecessary pay rises will potentially open them up to legal recourse. 

This type of thing benefit the ones who don't really want to work hard, or who want to do the bare minimum, whilst people who want to work hard for a greater return will not - accordingly the hard workers will work less... It's like that old fable; let me dig it out:

https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/abou...a704cb76d8

So employers are going to somehow convince the masses that they are not allowed to be paid any more because the government said so... I don't think people are that stupid.  

The employees that demonstrably deserve to be paid more will be attracted by the employers that recognize the benefits to themselves.  Those that insist on paying the minimum will end up with the least productive staff.

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