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Originally Posted by STEED
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I know some one who cleans toilets and his biggest gripe is the lousy pay which probably puts a lot of people off, not everyone can do that kind of job that said pay low end workers more and your may get more Brits doing these kinds of jobs.
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To an extent that's true, but what is a job like that intrinsically worth? By definition a basic cleaner or maid will be at or near the bottom wrung of the wage ladder, as, rightly or wrongly, it's classified as "unskilled". The same applies to a supermarket worker like myself. The job has requires many skills to accomplish correctly, but it's still classified as "unskilled" as you don't need any qualifications to do it. You can introduce a minimum wage, as has happened, to mitigate the effects of low pay. Unfortunately what then happens is that businesses of all sizes then begin to work the system to minimise their tax and national insurance liabilities by employing part-timers rather than full timers. I've worked in an HR environment, that's what happens. What governments need to be doing is looking at reducing the actual cost of living so those on the bottom wrung can actually survive without having to rely on government hand outs.:hmmm:
Not that will happen as there are too many variables outwith a national government's control.
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And proper real training for school leavers not these silly government massage the figures courses. I will always remember from the radio this school leaver went on a six month pluming course and he completed it went around all the plumbers in his area all turn him down, two said they would take him on if he completed a proper three year course.
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Then he received bad advice - more fool him to listening to it. If your going to go for a skilled job like a plumber you need to start both young and as an apprentice. Yes, the apprenticeship pay is rubbish, but you're well rewarded at the end of it. I've seen too many youngsters who have no patience and want instant gratification.:down:
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