tanny wrote:
I suppose if someone needed work, then yes they would work there, the hourly rate is very misleading and other things should come into consideration with all jobs, such as the benefits mentioned above. The location of the job, the hours required, the training and skills required etc etc
I fa person were to work semi skilled at a Tesco (or similar mature brand) 100 meters away from home then it would probably be far better in most aspects than a job with double pay 20 miles away.
I have personal knowledge of some owners of an Employment Agency.
Many of their workers are comparatively 'unskilled' and much in need of finance (N.B. Very few are the indigenous unemployed on benefits) .... e.g. immigrants and foreign students (whose own nations have part-funded their education ... but not sufficient for their survival whilst learning). The pay is not good but it does help them. They are transported, sometimes about 50 miles away, to contracted work (where businesses need them, due to no local workers being available). Those businesses would close without this service and some shortages of produce would be felt quite quickly.
Until the UK can balance the business opportunities, in areas where the population actually live, and provides adequate training of required skills .... I cannot foresee much improvement.
No amount of holding rallies/marches/strikes/preaching to pop concert audiences etc. will get that improvement !
It will take training, investment and co-operation by the government and the nation as a whole ..... A start needs to be made.