Let's say your company has 4 accountants.
Each accountant earns 10,000/month.
1 accountant has 4 kids, 3 do not.
The account's 4 kids cost 10,000/month for their schooling.
Every month the company is paying 50,000 for 4 employees, but 3 are only getting 10,000/month benefit, while the one with kids gets 20,000/month in benefit from the employer.
Why does the 4th accountant deserve twice as much as the other three for doing exactly the same job and working exactly the same hours?
The company's monthly expenditure of 50,000 should be split evenly amongst the 4 employees, since they all do the same work.
To put it another way, the company can't afford to hire another accountant, because it is now spending 10,000/month putting someone's kids through school.
This is why more and more companies are asking recruits if they are married and if they have kids, because they no longer want the expense of schooling people's children. Single people are starting to get preference for many jobs now.
For argument's sake:
Let's say your company has 4 accountants.
Each accountant earns 10,000/month.
1 accountant has 4 kids, 3 do not.
The account's 4 kids cost 10,000/month for their schooling.
Every month the company is paying 50,000 for 4 employees, but 3 are only getting 10,000/month benefit, while the one with kids gets 20,000/month in benefit from the employer.
Why does the 4th accountant deserve twice as much as the other three for doing exactly the same job and working exactly the same hours?
The company's monthly expenditure of 50,000 should be split evenly amongst the 4 employees, since they all do the same work.
To put it another way, the company can't afford to hire another accountant, because it is now spending 10,000/month putting someone's kids through school.
This is why more and more companies are asking recruits if they are married and if they have kids, because they no longer want the expense of schooling people's children. Single people are starting to get preference for many jobs now.