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It's full council tonight. It's at 7:30 normally, if you're interested.
There's a motion on the table by Labour that celebrates 10 years of the minimum wage. It then goes on to say the council should write to David Cameron and express disgust at a 'Conservative proposed' bill which would allow workers to opt out of the minimum wage. Quite why local politicians wish to waste time on such motions rather than dealing with local issues which they have influence over I don't know. Regardless, is it really necessary to try and make this a party political matter? The bill is not backed by David Cameron, it's not backed by the overwhelming majority of the Conservative parliamentary group, and it's now even been withdrawn. I expect that if the Conservatives turn around and say 'No we're not going to waste time when everybody knows it's Conservative policy to back the minimum wage', and vote against the motion, Labour will be quoting 'Conservatives vote against minimum wage' in the newspaper and their leaflets! More games... |
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Maybe lots of people would work for below the minimum wage if it was tax free and they got free housing and all the things in life that are needed to survive but that will never happen.Or is there such a world out there??:D:D
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The minimum wage is very much needed, as someone who worked for an employer who was loath to pay a decent wage before the minimum wage was introduced I am speaking from experience. Workers rights need protecting.
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Andrew - it would be better if you gave the correct information about tonight's council meeting - it is scheduled to start at 7.00pm (not 7.30 as per your post).
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People may wish to read the following two articles before commenting.
Tory bill attempts to water down minimum wage | Politics | guardian.co.uk Bill to abolish minimum wage withdrawn As Andrew points out the proposed bill has been withdrawn - however, it is likely to be put back again on 12th June. Isn't that just after the county elections - i wonder whether that has affected the decision to pull the bill now and then reinstate it afterwards. |
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We will see if it appears in the local papers/election leaflets in due course though. Perhaps I'm just being cynical!
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Minimum wage is a very important local issue. I would imagine that Hyndburn has a high proportion of people who benefit (if that's the right way of putting it) from having a minimum wage - they'd probably be working for a lot less if there wasn't one. I think these things should be discussed in council so that the views of the people can be heard. However, I do agree that this is probably all down to timing. The county and european elections have a lot to answer for! Labour would get some great headlines out of it if the local Conservatives voted to support a bill that abolished the minimum wage. |
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There is also the argument that by setting a minimum wage yoyu give a target for employers to price down to. To quote G Jones its a race to the bottom. Without a min wage some people would probably be better paid. As it is the companys are effectively mandated that its ok to pay so little. |
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