HR MANAGEMENT ISSUES 2.2 You've got to get down there and straighten them out," said workers. Increasing the minimum wage wouldn't help lowAnis Ponsecco, owner of the Gastropub. Anita was the most wage workers in this town, it would hurt theml You need to let and the sole investor in the popular GastroPub. The GastroPub spocializes in upscale menu iems served with on-premise mi- Case Study Questions crobrewed beers. 1. Assume Oscar agreed with his boss that the proposed Anito was talking to Oscat, the GastroPub's manager, increase in the locally mandated minimum wage would obout the local cily council's recently announced new initiative not be in the longterm best interest of their business or to incresse the minimum woge in town to two dollors more than its workers. What specific steps would you advise him to the foderol minimum wage. Oscar had mentioned to Anita that take to make his voice known? the newspaper reported the cily council and mayor would be occoppting input on the proposal from local residents and busi- 2. Assume Oscar did not agree with his boss that the proposed increase in the locally mandated minimum wage nesses for the next 60 days. "That increase would just kill our business," said Anita. would negatively affect their business and its workers. "We would hove to raise our prices, and that means fewer In foct, Oscar would support such an increase. What customen. And fower customers mean we would need fowor advice would you now give Oscar? Explain your