General shortage?

[Mark Bolam]

No one who wants to work at the minute is unemployed.

[billpierce]

No one who wants to work at the minute is unemployed.

What about the people on this thread looking for decent firms?

[Mick Dempsey]

2 minutes ago, billpierce said:

19 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

No one who wants to work at the minute is unemployed.

What about the people on this thread looking for decent firms?

Give us a f’rinstance.

[Mark Bolam]

I’m still waiting for an offer of work from Pornhub Bill.

Until that happens I’ve got to do other jobs.

[eggsarascal]

20 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

No one who wants to work at the minute is unemployed.

 

21 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

No one who wants to work at the minute is unemployed.

It's a fair point but who's paying their wages, the company that employ them or the tax payer. If they aren't getting enough WE make up the shortfall.

[Richard 1234]

It's a fair point but who's paying their wages, the company that employ them or the tax payer. If they aren't getting enough WE make up the shortfall.

Well imo that’s better than paying it all!

[eggsarascal]

2 minutes ago, Richard 1234 said:

Well imo that’s better than paying it all!

Really, so I should subsidise someone else's business?

 

Let's face it, the statistics are a sham.

 

If everyone had to go out and get their own living, without government, (read as my money), the unemployment figures would be a lot different.

[billpierce]

That's exactly my view. I don't want to set up. I want to help build things. I worked for some great firms in the past, moved from New Forest area, with good contacts, and average wages but had good quality work, and great craic with the lads/lasses I worked with. Then moved to the North-west and struggling to find really good quality work. Let alone many people who will give me the time of day to give me a trial. I'm a humble lad, I just want to get on an work. Do a good job. Have fun and have a good time.

This one Mick.

Check your spam bolam, plenty emails there from them

[Mick Dempsey]

11 minutes ago, billpierce said:

This one Mick.

Check your spam bolam, plenty emails there from them

No one said it had to be fun or fulfilling, or that the work should be where it suits.

 

 

 

[Richard 1234]

20 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

Really, so I should subsidise someone else's business?

 

Let's face it, the statistics are a sham.

 

If everyone had to go out and get their own living, without government, (read as my money), the unemployment figures would be a lot different.

That’s just twisting what I’m saying to suit your narrative!

the stats are a sham there is no denying it. However as a taxpayer I’d rather we topped up someone’s earnings than ended up paying full benefits if they were sat on their arses!

average wage is about £25k I think? So to be the average there has to be a lot of people that earn lots less than that.

i think we both know you can’t live a decent life and feed and house a family on £25k.

how do we fix it?

its not by paying everyone £20 an hour as that would simply become the new minimum wage and everything would be three times the price it is now.

to add I’d rather not pay for the feckless to sit and watch sky eating pizza but I’ve got no say in that either!

Edited August 2, 2018 by Richard 1234