Tag: Minimum wage

Threat to minimum wage in Northern Ireland

Belfast Tue Jul 24, 2007 at 10:41:46 PM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I do hope this is silly season journalism, but this evening the BBC Northern Ireland website reports:


 'Prime Minister Gordon Brown is considering plans which could see the minimum wage reduced in Northern Ireland, it is believed.




The minimum wage is inadequate

alexhilton Thu Jul 12, 2007 at 09:29:43 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I have written this piece here about why it is time for a minimum wage set at a level that affords dignity, not poverty.



I'm not paying you £5.05

tygerland Wed Aug 23, 2006 at 12:22:38 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

Excuses, exuses.

Employers still not paying the minimum wage, HMRC has identified £3.3m in underpaid wages.




Microeconomic observations at dinner

alexhilton Wed Jul 26, 2006 at 05:06:02 AM GMT Print-friendly version Facebook

I had dinner in Strada next to City Hall in London tonight. The food was OK but I had my eyes opened to how they treat their staff.