Dom H
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
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What is it currently?
Surely it's not as low as £4.60?
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andy1868
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Registered: 22nd Jun 06
Location: Burscough, Lancashire
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£4.45 i think, or at least was, they've recently had raises
[Edited on 23-10-2007 by andy1868]
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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I got more than that at Woolworths.
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Dom H
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
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The National Minimum Wage has increased again from October 2007
The minimum wage is a legal right which covers almost all workers above compulsory school leaving age. There are different minimum wage rates for different groups of workers as follows:
* The main rate for workers aged 22 and over increased on 1 October 2007 to £5.52 an hour from £5.35 an hour
* The development rate for 18-21 year olds increased to £4.60 an hour from £4.45 an hour
* The development rate for 16-17 year old increased to £3.40 an hour from £3.30 an hour
* On 1 October 2007 the rate of the accommodation offset increased to £30.10 per week (£4.30 per day) from £29.05 per week (£4.15 per day)
It is important to note that these new rates only apply to pay reference periods beginning on or after the date they came into law.
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Dom H
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Registered: 14th Jun 06
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I could have sworn it was at least £5 something.
I'm gonna be working my arse off for £4.60 then. 
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Ben D
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Registered: 25th Apr 05
Location: South West
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get an agency job even if your 16 they pay equally regardless of age, i started working for my current employer through agency when i was 20 and they paid me the £5.35 ph + 52p ph holiday pay and im on £6.79ph now only 3 month later,
most employers will pay you as little as they can, atleats if you go through an agency they agree a half decent wage 
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Kurt
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Registered: 23rd Oct 05
Location: Hi
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i used to be on 5.50 when i was part time in the pub, now im full time in parts im on 5 
still its above minimum, im only 20
[Edited on 23-10-2007 by Kurt]
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phil_sutton
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Registered: 8th Sep 07
Location: Nottingham
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I was on about 4.20 at showcase last year an that was working until 3am when I was 22. They had some seriously shit way of getting out of paying me th 21+ year olds pay. Needless to say the building will forever smell of arse.
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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5.94 ph going up to 6.20something soon at Tescos part time 
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ChrisBoom
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Registered: 6th Dec 06
Location: Highland
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I get £1.60 over my minimum wage, yay.
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Colin
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Registered: 4th Apr 02
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I get £2 an hour atm, joys of being on apprentice wages at 25
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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im on 11.70 ph on days and 15.55 ph on nights at the moment will be a fixed rate of 14.50 per hour starting next week.
can't believe people get paid so little 
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CorsAsh
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Registered: 19th Apr 02
Location: Munich
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What happened to moving abroad Dom?
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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If i break down my salary im on about 4.74ph :S
And i left my last job where i was earning 6.80ph
A question to everyone, do you all find it hard to live on 5quid (ish) an hour ? How do you budget?
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Liam
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Stafford
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£6 an hour working at Argos distribution centre
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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im on a annual wage but im on quite a bit better than my minimum
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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Not sure how people can live on those sort of wages.
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ssj_kakarot
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
Not sure how people can live on those sort of wages.
depends were you live not to mention you adapt because you have to..simple.
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nik
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Registered: 19th Jun 00
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If your living at home with no bills to pay then I guess it's ok. Anyone with any kind of serious commitment i.e a house etc wouldn't have a hope. Labour say it's in line with inflation, total joke! Even a bloody magazine would cost some poor sod an hour's wage.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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im on minimum wage + comission which is only a couple of hundred per month usually. was gonna quite this month but thought id stay over christmas as you can easily earn double comission 
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ssj_kakarot
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Registered: 29th Apr 03
Location: hartlepool
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
If your living at home with no bills to pay then I guess it's ok. Anyone with any kind of serious commitment i.e a house etc wouldn't have a hope. Labour say it's in line with inflation, total joke! Even a bloody magazine would cost some poor sod an hour's wage.
yeah i agree, its shocking that some people have to live on that wage and pay a morgage.
i know what you meen i only work part time at asda as im at uni, yet if i want to say buy an xbox 360 games it takes a full days wage to purchase it lol
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