On 30/03/2013 13:56, Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:42:35 +0000, bert wrote:

Provided they didn't have to travel more than????
Provided they were paid at least?????

Careful these two are related. No point in taking a job if the cost of
traveling to it takes a significant amount of the pay.

Minimum wage £6.50/hr (ish) less tax, NI, etc. So in the pocket about a
£5/hour or £35/day. A car costs about 40p/mile to run. 20 mile round trip
£8/day. £27 in your pocket, oh lunch £3 "meal deal"? £24/day. Say
£125/week in your pocket, how much is Job Seekers Allowance (or what ever
it's called this week) and other benefits per week? Getting close if not
more. The "poverty trap" is very real at the bottom of the pay scale.

Then take into account the loss of certain benefits when you start work.
The tax rate at the bottom end of the scale can be well over 100%.

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Tciao for Now!

John.