Metal Biker
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Then you should speak to people who are then because for most of us that is exactly the case.I believe this to be untrue millions of people may be on the minimum wage but to say they are stuck on it is not correct
There are few opportunities out there that pays more than minimum wage, so most of the time we're moving from one minimum wage paying job to another. There may be a few who become entrepreneurs or manage to gain a position at a respectable company, but from my experience, especially amongst us under 35's, the job market is geared towards retail and is serviced by people of a working class background.
I've seen the same miserable people completely fed up with their lot that they leave and I later hear they have taken up a different job position but are still being paid minumum wage. It's great that you don't see that as being believable; in my case and others like us it's very much the reality of the situation. Labour introduced the minimum wage to prevent workers being exploited yet a lot of us found our wages dropped to the ' new minimum wage' and we had a choice; accept it or leave to find another job, but guess what, all other retailers and service jobs ended up doing the same. We've lost our bank holidays thanks to Labour; it's now mandatory to work them. Last year my company introduced Christmas Day openings even though we, the staff objected (we're not even allowed a union, imagine that!)
But I consider myself lucky because in April my wage will now be £7.50 an hour.