I've just been looking at jobs and I'm shocked at how many pay under £15k!
Surely that's not enough to buy a house in most areas of the country or afford rent on an average family house as well as food, bills, nursery fees etc?
I live in a relatively cheap area and full time nursery fees alone are around £800. How can people be expected to afford that on low wages? It's no wonder that some people really are better off on benefits, which is really sad.
I don't know how low your income has to be to get help from the government but surely there needs to be a big rise in minimum wage in order to meet living costs now?
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to wonder how employees get away with paying their staff under £15k?
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KenAdams · 30/11/2012 00:12
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