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Chat => General => Topic started by: loulou on September 22, 2006, 10:47:54 am

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: loulou on September 22, 2006, 10:47:54 am

I see next month the minimum wage will rise to £5.35. per hour . Wow.

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: smurfboy on September 22, 2006, 12:34:56 pm

It's better than pre-1997 when shonky bosses could get away with paying two bob and a toffee apple.

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: goldencup on September 22, 2006, 02:57:39 pm

Don't get me on the subject of the minimum wage.  It's totally killed the UK hotel industry.

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: smurfboy on September 22, 2006, 03:08:40 pm

So people should be expected to work for a pittance?

In my experience of UK hotels, most of them get round the minimum wage by employing illegal immigrants. Anything other than make a smaller profit.

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: Forth Bridges on September 22, 2006, 05:51:21 pm

I sday burning down tthe ££ hotel thing

Title: Minimum wage
Post by: goldencup on September 25, 2006, 12:43:28 am

Quote from: smurfboy

In my experience of UK hotels, most of them get round the minimum wage by employing illegal immigrants. Anything other than make a smaller profit.

Yes that's exactly what they do so it defeats the object.  It's not a question of smaller profits - hotels simply can't afford to run as people aren't prepared to pay more to stay there.  It's cheaper for them to go abroad.  Therefore British hotels are being forced to close down or are becoming hostels for asylum seekers.