milliband - 1 in 5 on low pay

shop-to-drop

vroombroom wrote: »

I work in a supermarket for just over minimum wage. I started on doing nightshift for them and even that wasn't near £9 per hour.

It makes me sad when I stack pots of honey that cost 3 hours work for me

Tesco nightshift is over £9.

Takeaway_Addict

vroombroom wrote: »

I work in a supermarket for just over minimum wage. I started on doing nightshift for them and even that wasn't near £9 per hour.

It makes me sad when I stack pots of honey that cost 3 hours work for me

you stack pots of honey that are just under £20? Really?

ohreally

Takeaway_Addict wrote: »

you stack pots of honey that are just under £20? Really?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manuka-Health-MGO-Honig-1000g/dp/B002GPCQ2C/ref=sr_1_26?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1411407203&sr=1-26

I'll go through a couple of small jars a month (not that brand or size).

Takeaway_Addict

ohreally wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manuka-Health-MGO-Honig-1000g/dp/B002GPCQ2C/ref=sr_1_26?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1411407203&sr=1-26

I'll go through a couple of small jars a month (not that brand or size).

Wow...just wow.

Intoodeep

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gettingready

Yup, Manuka HOney - in Tesco they have them in plastic security containers but those are not even very good ones.

You want a manuka honey - get it from a proper health food place . I too throught a few jars per month.;)

Re low wages - no comment apart from the fact that everyone is able to better themselves, may take time but complaining while doing nothing is not going to change your life.

Zelazny

Bill_Shidding wrote: »

So, what is the answer to ensuring companies pay all their employees enough to live, without state support?

A good start would be ensuring that those on minimum wage don't have income tax and NI taken out of their pay packet - the income tax and NI thresholds should be at least at the level of the full-time minimum wage, if you ask me.

RuthnJasper

ohreally wrote: »

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Manuka-Health-MGO-Honig-1000g/dp/B002GPCQ2C/ref=sr_1_26?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1411407203&sr=1-26

I'll go through a couple of small jars a month (not that brand or size).

Bl**dy h*ll! Do the bees fly around on golden hang-gliders, or something?!

I wish there was more fairness in pay. I had a 1% increase in 2008 and that's been it - and it's a decent office job. I started a second job, evenings and weekends, yesterday. 12 hours a day, 80 hours a week - all for around 5% of what Ed Milliband earns.

And I know how to eat a bacon sandwich neatly...