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neepnipper
19-Mar-06, 09:28
Does anyone know if the minimum wage is due to go up, thought I heard it was to go up to £5.40 on 1st May, is this right?
WeeBurd
19-Mar-06, 09:47
Maybe this link will help, Neepnipper... DTI Website (http://www.dti.gov.uk/er/nmw/index.htm)
Valerie Campbell
20-Mar-06, 11:06
It's just been announced that the national minimum wage is to go up to £5.35 in October.
ice box
20-Mar-06, 11:12
About time too yippee.
willowbankbear
20-Mar-06, 12:06
Id love to spill the beans.......
scrapydoo
20-Mar-06, 12:08
ok i was speaking to someone on saturday night and they were only get 3.50 from a shop in wick
ice box
20-Mar-06, 12:10
Id love to spill the beans.......
i bet you would lol
willowbankbear
20-Mar-06, 12:11
ok i was speaking to someone on saturday night and they were only get 3.50 from a shop in wick

Sounds like me:~( :~( :~(
ice box
20-Mar-06, 12:11
ok i was speaking to someone on saturday night and they were only get 3.50 from a shop in wick
Wondering if thats the same shop iam thinking about !!!!
scrapydoo
20-Mar-06, 12:12
probably is icebox , it is a disgrace i wouldna get out of bed for less than the minimum wage lol
Valerie Campbell
20-Mar-06, 13:29
It depends what age you are. It's only those aged 22 and above that will get £5.35. If you're 16 or 17 you'll get £3.30 and if you're between 18 and 21, you'll get £4.45. I totally agree with scrapydo. No one should be expected to get out of bed for less than they're entitled to. Really it should be more, as an incentive. But apart from anything else, it's against the law to pay less than the NMW.
Sporran
20-Mar-06, 16:10
The Federal minimum wage in the USA is a pathetic $5.15 an hour, which at today's exchange rate is just over 2.93 pounds per hour. [disgust] It's been $5.15 an hour since the late 1990s. Two states have wages lower than the Federal minimum, six have no minimum wage law, and only seventeen pay higher than the Federal minimum!
cuddlepop
20-Mar-06, 18:29
My youngest is really lucky as she gets£4.00 per hour and she's only 14/15 this year.
Its really just down to her having a good boss,one thats going to spend time training her as a proper KP and rewarding her with a good rate of pay.He alwas keeps his staff:Razz
Doolally
20-Mar-06, 23:42
ok i was speaking to someone on saturday night and they were only get 3.50 from a shop in wick

I know of a few shops in Wick paying about this amount for adults. I suppose it's a case of take it or leave it. In some cases they realistically probably couldn't afford much more, Wicks not exactly thriving....yet!