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TUC Urging 50p minimum wage rise.
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It seems reasonable enough to me, especially the idea that the age minimum wage comes into force will be 18 not 22. To be honest the fact that it is 22 is rather appualing in my opinion.
Any thoughts?
It seems reasonable enough to me, especially the idea that the age minimum wage comes into force will be 18 not 22. To be honest the fact that it is 22 is rather appualing in my opinion.
Any thoughts?
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Fine then they don't care about their employees. I should know, I have worked part time for Tesco and WHSmith (the latter cut staff discount in half just before i left, surely staff discount wasn't the main reason the company was losing money :mad:)
People are people, resources are things. Until that distinction is restored to our Western societal way of thinking, people will continue to be regarded as nothing more than units of production to fuel the presumed limitless profit of the elite few.
The voice of reason! I tire of hearing students say they don't have to pay tax because they're a student. You flipping well have to pay tax regardless of educational status.
You obviously didn't fill in the correct form in order to get your true tax code. You were probably working on emergency tax the whole time you were there. Ring your tax office and find out if you're entitled to anything back.
I was only taxed the first couple of months, I have what I lost back now. Only cos i went and filled out a P45.
Students shouldnt pay tax! I know people who have barely enough to live on and are having to get jobs. We are already going to have to get £1000's of debt without the government prying more money out of us at this stage. Students can pay enough tax back after getting full time work after a degree.
Point well noted. I got no explination of what this tax was though when i was charged it.
Why shouldn't they pay tax? Aren't they getting a highly subsidised education? And how do you know they'll get a job that pays enough tax to cover what they may have paid whilst studying? I know of a whole host of graduates earning less that I do because they can't get a 'graduate' job. I know of several graduates, including my cousin, who can't get a job full stop. So he's taken, taken, taken, but isn't giving back. Doesn't seem right to me somehow.
And for the record, I am currently studying for a degree.
Erm. I'm talking about students with jobs who earn enough to pay tax. I'm sure there aren't very many who do, but I'm sure some do.
Don't they pay tax anyway? If you can find a job that pays enough, and have enough time to spend earning with that job, you're not doing enough work or a degree that means anything. Harsh but true.
Yes, they do.
Renzo said: And I was simply arguing that yes, if they earn over the threshold they should pay tax, then I gave my reasons.
I don't think you've followed this very well Fiend!
like ones who stripl their way through
Sorry...
Being a student has nothing to do with it to the best of my knowledge.
People who are skint can get help in the form of income support or housing benefits or something like that. But there should be no difference in tax breaks or benefits allowed to students or to 50 year old workers. It's the economic circumstances that should determine who pays tax.
Lol, same here. I hate paying tax, I might even moan about the amount of tax I pay, but at the end of the day I'm being paid from the taxes people pay, so don't moan with any degree of seriousness.