A living wage

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This PowerPoint presentation should be 6-12 slides and include at least 2 citations/sources from scholarly sources. Ensure your presentation is colorful and compelling to draw the interest of your audience. You may use pictures and videos within the PowerPoint if you so choose. Assume you are a consultant hired by an organization to assess one complaint that their employees have lodged with their compensation program. Employees are indicating that the organization does not provide them with a “living wage.” In your PowerPoint presentation to the Board of Directors, assess the following: What is meant by a “living wage” and how is it determined? What is the living wage in the United States, and what percentage of the working population is below the living wage? What is the difference between a living wage and minimum wage, and should the United States utilize a living wage rather than the minimum wage when addressing compensation issues? What are two reasons employees should be guaranteed at least a living wage, and what are two reasons employees should not be guaranteed at least a living wage? How should an organization respond if they do not have the necessary funds to provide their employees with a living wage?