MSE News: Minimum wage to rise on Thursday

Former_MSE_Guy

This is the discussion thread for the following MSE News Story:

"The national minimum wage for over-21s will rise on Thursday to £5.80 per hour.This is up ..."

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Minimum wage to rise on Thursday

dave4545454

you won 7 pence...whoopee doo

£5.80 is still far too low, it's a disgrace

Tarry

At least it's better than nothing

Snakeeyes21

Oi mse guy, make up your own news. The all seeing all doing most powerful snakeeyes announced it before you.
now wheres my beating stick. Grrrrr

achtunglady

dave4545454 wrote: »

you won 7 pence...whoopee doo

£5.80 is still far too low, it's a disgrace

I agree, i was earning £5.00 an hour back in 1996, it was as an office administrator.

Antispam

Also http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1217115/Using-diners-tips-restaurant-bar-workers-pay-minimum-wage-banned.html

Tips left in bars and restaurants must not be counted towards workers' wages, the Government has ruled.

The change, which comes into effect tomorrow, makes it illegal for businesses to use gratuities to boost staff pay to the minimum wage.

Antispam

I agree its not a living wage for many and has to be topped up with tax credits then when your kids are 19 you loose tax credits

dave4545454 wrote: »

you won 7 pence...whoopee doo

£5.80 is still far too low, it's a disgrace

wow my daughter 17 will get a whopping 4p extra an hour, she spends almost an hour getting to and from work if she walks for 2 hour shift a couple of evenings a week in a hotel

£3.53 to £3.57

I_luv_cats

I think £10 an hour for any job should be the minimum!!!

savemoney

Agreed but I dare say it isn't as simply as that

What gets me is all this thing for fair trade and I agree with it but many people in UK are surviving on low incomes so they too have to make difficult choices. No provision for a pension other than state because all there money goes on living. The tax payer has to pay for working families tax credit and children's tax credit because employers dont pay a living wage

I like to see these MP's/bankers survive on minimum wage

I_luv_cats wrote: »

I think £10 an hour for any job should be the minimum!!!