09-03-2005, 15:14
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Re: The Escaping of Yet More Worms From Cans
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Originally Posted by Lampman
Whereas apprenticeships used to be unpopular with the youth of the day( badly underpaid for 5 or 6 years)I think nowadays they are the gateway to earning a good income.
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Remember it well wage packet £2 2shillings &6pence. those were the days eh, by time bus fares were paid to and from work not much left.
I do think at one time the unions caused a major problem by forcing the apprentices pay up, to such a point that firms did stop employing apprentices, but its on the move again, and there is a shortage of skilled craftsmen right across the board
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