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Min wage £10 per hour?

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monkeysox · 21/04/2017 09:08

In an ideal world it would of course be better if the lowest pair were no longer reliant on tax credits etc.
How would businesses afford this?
If makes a mockery of skilled trades who are paid just over this rate now (north)
What aspiration would there be for young people to learn a trade (think electricians or similar) when they could get £10 per hour stacking shelves for example.

I don't agree with what the tories have done to education and NHS bus this labour policy seems poorly thought out.

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NameChanger22 · 22/04/2017 09:15

It should be that now. I'm not a Tory, but I do agree with them that we should have higher wages and less benefits. The problem is that they're only only dealing with the less benefits side of it.

itsacatastrophe · 22/04/2017 09:10

I earn less then that as does dh so in theory - great! However if wages go up then so does everything else so I don't imagine we will actually be any better off in real terms.

AdviceNeededPlease2 · 21/04/2017 10:12

In theory the minimum wage should have gone up to that amount over time (the past 15 years or so.) It didn't and wages stagnated because of Tax Credits etc imo. People got their wages topped up by tax credits so businesses didn't need to raise wages much higher, now it's got to a point where people are too scared to do extra/earn extra/do more hours because they won't be any better off.

In my job, when the minimum wage went up to £7.52, it was great for those at the "bottom" of the chain as they got a good pay rise. For those in the higher tiers it wasn't so great. I got a pay rise but the gap narrowed between me (supervisor) and the assistant meaning I have a lot more responsibility and pressure yet earn on a fraction more than the assistant who doesn't have the pressures and responsibilities I have. It's almost worth me becoming the assistant as i'm wondering if all the shit I have deal with is worth it for so little extra?

With the £10 mw coming in at such a fast pace (rather than a gradule rise like it should have been over 15 plus years) it means it's great for unskilled workers etc but rubbish for those who are skilled/trained workers because they won't get the same rewards.

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monkeysox · 21/04/2017 09:48

It wouldn't be great for everyone though as the cost of everything would go up as a result?

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wizzywig · 21/04/2017 09:09

Obviously great for those earning under 10 p/h. I wouldnt be able to afford my nanny if that came into force