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DaveLovesDee

Mar 3rd 2010 3:02 am

Re: OMG!!!! How crap is the pound!!!

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Originally Posted by macadian (Post 8390557)

I wish I could get 30 hrs a week....:lol:

Here in Ontario, the minimum wage (I think they mean the minimum pay rate) goes up 75c at the end of March from $9.50 to $10.25 per hour for most jobs. However, as I feel it's highly unlikely employers already paying an employee earning $10.50 per hour a pay raise of the same amount at that time, it's just going to bring a larger number of low-paid employees closer to becoming minimum-wage labour. Those on Social Assistance won't see any increase either, as their additional income will be taken into account when the payments are made.

I don't have any idea how to improve the system, but it doesn't seem fair to me.

el_richo

Mar 3rd 2010 3:18 am

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Originally Posted by macadian (Post 8390557)

I wish I could get 30 hrs a week....:lol:

I'll pay you Â£20k per year to do my first 30 hours ;)

Can't say fairer than that.

macadian

Mar 3rd 2010 6:22 am

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Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 8390668)

I'll pay you Â£20k per year to do my first 30 hours ;)

Can't say fairer than that.

Not sure I can 'dumb down' that far.....:p;)

el_richo

Mar 3rd 2010 8:29 pm

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Originally Posted by macadian (Post 8391148)

Not sure I can 'dumb down' that far.....:p;)

Shame. What you don't realise is that my first 30 hours consist of drinking coffee, chatting, eating breakfast, playing PS3, and many hours of sleep.

So yeah, certainly dumbing down ;)

Psyched

Mar 3rd 2010 8:42 pm

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Originally Posted by johnh009 (Post 8385391)

The UK has the second highest salaries in the World:

http://www.fairsalaries.com/salary-r...t-type=country

Looks like it's not only the Labour Party to blame for the UK's mass immigration:rofl:

Sorry this has made me chuckle!

joinerboy

Mar 3rd 2010 9:03 pm

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Originally Posted by el_richo (Post 8390668)

I'll pay you Â£20k per year to do my first 30 hours ;)

Can't say fairer than that.

how many weeks hoildays would i get :rofl:

joinerboy

Mar 3rd 2010 9:07 pm

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forgot to ask about sick pay & flexi leave & paternity pay/leave & time off for compassionate reasons :rofl:

p.s i don't like heights

el_richo

Mar 3rd 2010 9:19 pm

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Originally Posted by joinerboy (Post 8392801)

forgot to ask about sick pay & flexi leave & paternity pay/leave & time off for compassionate reasons :rofl:

p.s i don't like heights

You get time off when i do so that would = around 8 or 9 weeks per year.

joinerboy

Mar 3rd 2010 9:30 pm

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Would I be allowed to use the BE forum during 'working'
hours

Alan2005

Mar 3rd 2010 9:54 pm

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Originally Posted by joinerboy (Post 8392854)

Would I be allowed to use the BE forum during 'working'
hours

That's probably all that your will entail.

el_richo

Mar 3rd 2010 10:00 pm

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Originally Posted by joinerboy (Post 8392854)

Would I be allowed to use the BE forum during 'working'
hours

Yep, as alan rightly points out, this will be 95% of your working day :o

joinerboy

Mar 3rd 2010 10:04 pm

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It's the other 5% that's got me worried

el_richo

Mar 3rd 2010 10:18 pm

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Originally Posted by joinerboy (Post 8392922)

It's the other 5% that's got me worried

Toilet breaks ;)

joinerboy

Mar 3rd 2010 10:39 pm

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I'd need more than 5% for them

omro	Mar 4th 2010 5:35 am

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Anyone think it'll ever improve again? It's nearing pound to dollar exchange parity with the pound and the US Dollar, which it didn't do last time the canadian dollar and US dollar got close to one another.

I want to sell up in the UK and buy a place here, but OMG this exchange rate will be a killer.

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