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.

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

Can't say fairer than that.

Not sure I can 'dumb down' that far.....

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

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

Sorry this has made me chuckle!

how many weeks hoildays would i get

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

p.s i don't like heights

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

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

That's probably all that your will entail.

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

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

Toilet breaks

I'd need more than 5% for them

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.