Interesting article on the minimum wage

If that's to me Dek, I'm in agreement with you ! Defender of the SME and all that.

 

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Thanks mate !

 

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What is minimum wage out of interest?

 

As a business owner, i try and support all of the local businesses in my area. I only buy meat, fruit and veg etc from the local suppliers.
I dont advertise this as a gimmick, i do this solely for my own benefit. If the local businesses around me stay open then there is more chance of keeping the village a thriving little market town that it is - we currently have 2 butchers, 1 green grocer, 2 bakers (no candlestick maker) and no supermarket (well co-op but they dont count) . I also join in where i can on local planning meetings and business meetings, although 90% of the time they are just a waste of time, the 10% that we can actually have a say in, helps us to keep the area thriving. There is currently only 1 empty retail unit, out of 39.

 

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£6.31/hour

 

That was my point from the stark DEK.
The increases planned will only increase the cost of things in our businesses. Our manufacturers will have to pay more wages, our suppliers will have to pay more in wages, our delivery drivers will have to pay more in wages, our wholesalers will have to pay more in wages..... i think you all get the idea!!!!!

the whole supply chain will be affected, so although mr bloggs will be better off in his pay packet every week, his pay just wont go as far.

 

then all the vat and duty on stuff.

keith vaz even wanted vat on our food.

it may come as a surprise,but I think we aleady pay enough tax

 

It's not actually about increasing peoples wages though it's about the government not subsidising all employers as they currently do but looking at what is best value for the taxpayer. Do you think it's right for major companies who pay their Chief Execs 10 million plus to have to be propped up by the taxpayer in the form of tax credits? Don't you think it would be better use of limited resources to help smaller businesses pay a living wage?

 

That's a really interesting way of looking at the funding. I have to confess I hadn't crossed my mind.

 

not sure why you're asking me that mr cricket,i agree with you entirely.

the wage increase comment is aimed at people who just think you can keep increasing wages.

our problem,especially round here is we don't do enough manufacturing,so are selling everything on that's made elseware and you can only sell things for the rsp or below,you try premium pricing,you cant,no rarnd ere.

 

Sorry no offence meant. I meant to send a generic reply. I've got my little girl running round my ankles shouting dragon as she's just learnt how to say it...one of the penalties from having a self employed partner who's still at work!

 

The problem is that governments don't recognise that small businesses like yours, dekparker's and Extremely Northern's exist. They're used to dealing with the multinationals, the conglomerates and the industry giants. These are the sort of people who should pay the living wage - there's enough room in their profits to cover it. In turn for doing so, the government and their watchdogs will continue to turn a blind eye to the underhand deals and offshore tax avoidance schemes that such companies use to earn such huge profits, so it's a political win for their thousands of workers, no skin off the noses of the companies and their owners/major shareholders, and a nice little directorship, backhander or consultancy for a number of MPs for overseeing it all.

As a small business, you've got nothing to offer the parties in terms of substantial contributions or nice little earners on the side, so you'll continue to be shafted.

 

cant fault that gaz.

I once asked jeff ennis,my old mp what would happen when I got to a point where I couldn't sustain the wage rises,he just raised his eyebrows and said put your prices up,i told him I couldn't because no one would buy off me,he replied with,''i hope you survive''..........completely out of touch with small businesses.

 

Unlike most retailers, Costco is siding with President Obama in his call to raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour. In fact, it would do the President one better, supporting a minimum hourly wage of $10.10. Article source: Raising the minimum wage.