Unemployment and Benefits

[born2run]

Yes, Born2Run, it's a hard life, isn't it? Same for all of us though. Maybe we'll go and volunteer for 10 hours a week in a museum instead of working for a living. The downside, unfortunately, is that there would be no-one to pay all the benefits. 

So that would be ten hours (she might have done more) for the grand sum of (drum roll)....... £53.45

or £5.34 an hour - which is 74p less than the MINIMUM wage.

Yep this girl is clearly spoiled rotten  - I call for a public lynching advertised via Top Gear  WWW

[Merddin Emrys]

The minimum wage caused many jobs to go abroad

[born2run]

Of course where the real scandal comes in, is that she was presumably made to do full time work at poundland.
If she did say 37.5 hours a week at poundland for her benefits - she would be on the equivalent of £1.40 an hour.
Pretty much unfair - slave labour.

Doing a job which somebody should be doing full time - coming off benefits for the minimum wage of £6 an hour.
This is actually preventing work not helping.

This is not a great scheme in any way but a way for the government to smudge their figures and look they are doing something positive, to appease their angry Daily Mail reading voters.

and

A way for a massive chain store to charge a pound for their stuff, because they don't have to pay true staff costs, thus also harming local businesses.

But if it gets the workshy out of the house presumably we should all just cheer?  D)

[born2run]

The minimum wage caused many jobs to go abroad

Because that's what big business chose - they will not do anything to harm their profits. The government could have clamped dwn tighter on this but instead prefer to besmirch trade unions anyway they can, rather than working together and coming up with a solid policy to keep work in the country as other countries have done successfully

[suepp]

Over 1000 people applied for 16 jobs at DFS in Llandudno

I overheard a young girl working in a Supermarket today telling another worker she could not afford to go back to Uni because she only had a 12 hour contract for her job

RBS  plan to make 4,000 redundant whilst at the same time the head of the affected division is set to have a £4m bonus this year

[born2run]

As evidenced by the local economy.

Ten years ago I would have stepped out on a Thursday, Friday or Sunday night in Llandudno to packed streets and pubs. Nowadays they are empty

[DaveR]

As evidenced by the local economy.

Ten years ago I would have stepped out on a Thursday, Friday or Sunday night in Llandudno to packed streets and pubs. Nowadays they are empty

You must go in some odd pubs and bars, because the ones I go in are all busy...

And anyone who witnessed the spending frenzy in Llandudno's shops before Christmas would have no doubt that there is money about. 

[norman08]

talking to my niece yesterday the company she works for are closing her shop , i asked if she was moving to the other new one ,[ in the new mostyn st] the major company hav,nt even told the staff anything.another worried youngster

[DaveR]

JD Sports Clearance?

[Bri Roberts]

or Blacks or Milletts.

[DaveR]

Here's an interesting statistic.

£57,000,000 was spent providing benefits in the Aberconwy constituency*.
The population of Aberconwy is about 55,000**.
Benefits provided per head of population amount to £1,036.


* - http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2012/01/13/north-wales-benefits-bill-tops-700m-55578-30113806/
** - http://www.assemblywales.org/10-013.pdf

[Merddin Emrys]

I've not had any so its a slightly higher amount for the other 54,999 

[DaveR]

Ditto. Bear in mind that the figure does not include Pensions.

[suepp]

Ten years ago I would have stepped out on a Thursday, Friday or Sunday night in Llandudno to packed streets and pubs. Nowadays they are empty
[/quote]
You must go in some odd pubs and bars, because the ones I go in are all busy...

And anyone who witnessed the spending frenzy in Llandudno's shops before Christmas would have no doubt that there is money about. 
[/quote]
That's the thing, those on a decent wage - and I would include those on so called "average income" in this -  are still able to treat themselves to holidays and nights out.  Those on minimum or just above minimum wage  on short hour contracts and who have not had a pay rise for years, are the ones without spending power. Those with money in their pockets can take advantage of the bargains to be had at the moment. Big business is still booming, the shops that are closing down have been let go by those with the power to keep them going.

[DaveR]

I have a variety of friends on Facebook, ranging from students to unemployed to working to rich. Oddly enough, its the ones that earn the least that always seem to be going out to the Boulevard etc...