Robbo Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 According to the government website the minimum wage for anyone over 21 is £6.70. I saw an advert in 'Subway' the other day advertising for 'Sandwich Artists' must be over 21 with a starting salary of £5.31. So why aren't they fined? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 think it may depend on the number of hours worked but could be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Part time workers are entitled to the same aged based minimum wage as full time employees so as you say Robbo anyone aged 21 of over should get £6.70 by law.Maybe subway have just accidentally put the wrong amount on their advert in the shop (ie the under 21 rate)...although saying that it's £5.30 an hour not £5.31. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 If Subway are so understaffed that they need to be advertising in one of their shops, then perhaps they should be considering offering above minimum wage rates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 If the official legal minimum wage rate is £6.70; then anything less is illegal. If the authorities aren't policing this law, then members of the public should, by reporting such, to them or the politicians. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 If the official legal minimum wage rate is £6.70; then anything less is illegal. If the authorities aren't policing this law, then members of the public should, by reporting such, to them or the politicians. Over to you Robbo!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Robbo, where exactly is the 'Subway' you saw this advert in? What it needs is a photo of the advert putting on social media which would encourage boycotting of those who think they can operate on slave labour. This would be far more effective than reporting it to 'the authorities' and certainly more effective than reporting it to 'the politicians' who have done nothing to ensure that the minimum wage is a liveable wage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 The minimum wage has been hijacked by many dodgy employers encouraged by the fact that benefits can be available to top poor pay up to a half decent wage. No wonder these firms are making £millions in profits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 Seems that Subway are one of 115 firms named and shamed by HMRC for failing to pay the minimum wage. It appears that the government know but refuse to do anything about it. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/named-shamed-hmrc-reveals-list-122501811.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Interesting article but would have been more relevant if they had actually put the hourly rate of the staff instead of what hadn't been paid to x number of staff. There could be many reasons why the staff hadn't been paid this amount from lack of money to actually pay them to some sort of disciplinary reason. Does not mean that they are not paying them the minimum wage just that they are not paying them x amount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Did I hear something recently about plans to prevent directors taking dividends if they aren't paying their staff at least minimum a wage? Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 Did I hear something recently about plans to prevent directors taking dividends if they aren't paying their staff at least minimum a wage? Bill It was an idea brought up by Jeremy Corbyn and amazingly I found myself agreeing with that one (It was the living wage I believe not the minimum wage because to pay less is already supposed to be illegal) ....although again there are times when some small business owners take a reduced salary and top it up from dividends from whatever profits they make I would agree that the likes of the FTSE 100 companies and big employers being bound by something similar though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 There must be others on here who remember the HMRC adverts urging employees to report companies that didn't pay the minimum wage, although i think another reason for the advert was to find out which firms were paying staff cash in hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 The higher the minimum wage is set, the higher the living wage becomes. So we are in an inflationary spiral. The economists maintain that we need inflation for a healthy economy so is an increase in the minimum wage a good thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Wages have lagged behind inflation for some years now, while prices such as energy have increased without justification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 You can blame green subsidies for the increases in energy prices being unjustified. Blame Ed Milliband. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Think we can blame all Govs; with the current glut in oil & gas production, wholesale prices have plummeted. Alas, this hasn't been passed on to the customers and OFgen etc haven't done a thing about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugtifino Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 You can blame green subsidies for the increases in energy prices Bollox: The Government gives the fossil-fuel industry nearly £6bn a year in subsidies, almost twice the financial support it provides to renewable-energy providers... http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-government-pays-6bn-a-year-in-subsidies-to-fossil-fuel-industry-a6730946.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 You have to look at how small a proportion of our energy is supplied from renewable sources compared to fossil fuel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 so 6bn to keep the lights and power on and to keep the wheels of industry turning and about half to keep a few windmills turning and the lights on in a town the size of Appleton.... I know where I'd rather the money went and it isn't on windmills 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted February 3, 2016 Report Share Posted February 3, 2016 I think the latest figures show around 25% of our electricity comes from renewables (always bearing in mind that wind and solar require backup for when the wind isn't blowing/sun isn't shining). And remember this is just electricity. What about transport? Most transport uses fossil fuels, so renewables don't even enter the equation here. Oh, and the "Independent"? Talk about misnomer :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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