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Old 20-01-2014, 21:06   #46
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Re: Minimum wage rise - good or bad?

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Originally Posted by Graham Hartley View Post
I do as much as I can find the time to do. I think it right to help her, and she appears happy enough - and I am happier to pay her what I do than I would be if I paid her minimum wage.

Do either of you declare her earnings? Is she self employed or do you give her holiday pay? Is there a contract of employment between you? Will she get redundancy pay if you decide to move from the area?

It's pretty simple to give someone £10 an hour for doing a couple of hours a week...I pay a mechanic, a plumber, an electrician to do jobs for me.. and I don't have to be concerned about NI, business overheads, upkeep of premises, utility bills, rates, employment law, paperwork, 5.6 weeks paid holidays, pension schemes, incentives.. yada... yada.. yada..

There is a world of difference and major cost implication between paying someone to push the dyson and clean your crystal chandelier a couple of times a week and employing someone on a full time basis.
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