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Yes Sharon you are right. The minimum was supposed to be the MINIMUM that you could pay anyone. The fact that it's now "the going rate" should make us pause for thought.
I'm wary of any of these twitter campaigns to sack ministers etc, even those who've sent rude selfies to journalists posing as doe eyed activists... but this guy has really taken the biscuit. Semantics or not John D, look at the law around the minimum wage, you just cannot pay someone less or the state has to pick up the tab. We just have to accept that some people have disabilities that make it so difficult for them to work that we are better off leaving them to get on with their lives as best they can, maybe even contributing to a hyper local website from the comfort of their bedroom/bathroom complexes.
What's the equivalent for able-bodied people, John?
And the state would pick up the tab for the rest. Disgusting. If you cannot afford to employ someone then perhaps you should do the work yourself.
Hi Michael
Thanks for your post - unfortunately I didn't catch John D's post before he took it down which in some ways is a shame as I would like to have read it for myself. My Brother too has been unable to find employment since he was made redundant some 6 or 7 years ago despite being a great photographer, mainly of Labour movement events, which keeps his body and sole together. Not the same as meaningful employment though!
I didn't say he was right.
I said the headline above was too simplistic.
I have deleted my post since people don't seem to understand what I was trying to say.
Thanks Steve for posting the petition, I 've signed it immediately.
Thanks Noemi, your support is much appreciated. Here's a reminder of the link so you or anybody else can pass onto friends.
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/consevative-welfare-minister...
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