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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage
Posted by: Jonathan Bingham
Date/Time: 09/07/15 10:15:00

I don't know how the original minimum wage was arrived at, but it was clearly not enough to actually live on, so many working people had to apply for benefits to enable them to afford basic needs. As time went on it seems as if employers, by not paying staff enough money, are effectively being subsidised by the taxpayer who top up the employees pay.
In the last few years the government want to reduce benefits, but they can't do that when people who are working hard simply don't earn enough to live on - so they have to force employers to pay more, by hiking the minimum wage up to living wage levels.
I simply don't get the age thing to be honest, the gov seem to think that everyone under the age of 21 (or 25) has got someone who will take care of them, odd.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 15:33:00 Claire Moran
   Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 17:57:00 Micki Hawkes
      Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:18:00 Julian Pavey
      Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:19:00 Micki Hawkes
         Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:24:00 Peter Millman
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:49:00 Claire Moran
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:55:00 Micki Hawkes
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 18:58:00 Claire Moran
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:00:00 Anne England
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:08:00 Claire Moran
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:11:00 Micki Hawkes
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:16:00 Micki Hawkes
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:22:00 David Roberts
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 08/07/15 19:25:00 Micki Hawkes
      Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 09/07/15 00:33:00 Robin Cox
         Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 09/07/15 06:00:00 Micki Hawkes
      Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 09/07/15 09:57:00 Vanessa Smith
         Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 09/07/15 10:03:00 Claire Moran
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 09/07/15 10:15:00 Jonathan Bingham
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 07:23:00 Philippa Bond
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 07:30:00 Philippa Bond
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 21:07:00 David Roberts
   Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 13:01:00 Robin Cox
      Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 14:34:00 Claire Moran
         Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 10/07/15 20:49:00 Guy Lambert
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Minimum vs Living Wage 12/07/15 20:57:00 Michael Brown

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