One of my colleagues told me that his salary is lower now than it was five years ago. Sadly, the price of goods is rising.
Wage indexation occurs less than inflation increases, and over a long period of time, wages become less due to a decrease in the purchasing power of the money received.
There is no doubt that everyone needs to strive to have more sources of income
Each source of income requires time investment, and there are only 24 hours in a day. This creates a limit on income.
but what should actually be done about salaries is that the government and private sectors should increase the wages when there is an increase in the prices of good and services knowing that the cost of living is higher compared to past times and their employees would need more value to sustain in such conditions.
What should be done does not mean what will be done.
Employers rarely index salaries, because it is unprofitable for them. Why do this if employees are already working at the same rates.
Don't you think this will create a vicious circle? Prices are rising -> Salaries are rising -> Purchasing power is increasing -> Demand is increasing -> To please supply, prices are rising again.
The result is exponential economic growth with inflated prices and inflation. This is how a bubble grows in the modern financial system.
However, we don't see such things happening. There might be one or a few private companies that might think of the well-being of their employees and start an initiative like that but the majority won't do it and their employees will suffer badly in bad economic situations.
These employees will simply be fired as a result of business optimization.