While I'm on the subject of work do you agree or disagree with this

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  1. Barnsley Loyal

    Barnsley Loyal Well-Known Member

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    Last week I rang a few agencies in Barnsley to start a few apprentices

    They Advised the minimum wage would be 2.73 per hour

    Our company policy is we don't pay anyone under the national living wage which in the North is £7.85 per hour

    I then asked for the agency to send some cvs through

    Every one was a foreigner

    Which before anyone starts we have many different nationalities working at our place but I couldn't work out why no English applying

    Turns out after further discussions they only deal with employment for non British citizens

    I didn't agree with this policy and brought the conversations to an end

    Can you imagine an agency only taking in English people , it wouldn't happen

    I will probably get called a racist for this but what's your opinion on this

    Agree or disagree




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  2. Jimmy viz

    Jimmy viz Well-Known Member

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    Agree. I don't see the point in agencies that deal with certain nationalities. I wouldn't deal with them.
     
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    I seriously think that your company should send you on some HR training. My comment is not meant to be a slur, but I feel that given your recent posts, you are somewhat naive regarding employment issues.
     
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    You could argue that they are therefore discriminating and hence I think your right. Do you still apply the wage policy on apprentices? Some companies have an apprentice rate.
     
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  5. Barnsley Loyal

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    I would agree

    Very new to me as you can see

    These emails come through to me and trained personnel deal with them

    I just wanted people's opinion


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  6. Barnsley Loyal

    Barnsley Loyal Well-Known Member

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    Yes we do

    How can anyone live on less than £7.80 per hour is beyond me




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  7. icer

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    How many employees do you have?
     
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    Disagree racist simple as imagine if it was other way round, country ****ed.
     
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    Are the apprentices on the same rate as the qualified?
     
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    Do you reply to everyone that applies to your company for a job ?
     
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  12. Barnsley Loyal

    Barnsley Loyal Well-Known Member

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    No haha


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    The difference is that our eastern european cousins will come and graft. And graft. Amd graft. Whereas it seems a fair amount of our english brothers expect a good wage for doing nowt.
     
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    They do graft but you also have to think how much of their living wage is being spent by them in this country. Ill bet the majority is sent back home for their families to live like kings in their own country. So really they aren't putting much back into the system like a British worker would.
     
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    Still have to eat. Buy clothes. Travel costs. Heating. Rent.

    They are infinity better with money than alot of English people are.
     
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    I can see the need for a foreign only agency just like I can for a female only agency however their need/use is for very specific niche jobs where their nationality is a clear benefit and in your situation it clearly isnt
     
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    'thereev incorporated' would in theory only set on hard working foreigners ....they are cheaper and work a lot hard than the 'British' feckless clowns stood outside the signing on establishment in town.

    if only 'thereev incorporated' existed!
     
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    Would you object to an agency which only acts on behalf of disabled workers?
     
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  19. Barnsley Loyal

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    No I wouldn't

    But helping someone find a job who may not be able to see/ walk etc a little but different than just someone's nationality

    Just my opinion

    You obviously think differently which I completely understand


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