okwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agoMinimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour as firms warn of impactwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMinimum wage rises to £12.71 an hour as firms warn of impactwww.bbc.co.ukokwithmydecay@leminal.space to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square10linkfedilink
minus-squareEgonallanon@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoThey do this every time it raises and the great collapse they talk of never seems to come so I’m fairly confident it won’t hapoen this time.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoThe fact that this is a normal inflation based rise. Not in any way am attempt to make it closer to a living wage. Makes it clear that companies complaining are not fit for survival. Or just lieing.
minus-squareflorge@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·15 days agoThen they just pass the cost onto consumers whilst also increasing profit margins at the same time.
They do this every time it raises and the great collapse they talk of never seems to come so I’m fairly confident it won’t hapoen this time.
The fact that this is a normal inflation based rise. Not in any way am attempt to make it closer to a living wage.
Makes it clear that companies complaining are not fit for survival. Or just lieing.
Then they just pass the cost onto consumers whilst also increasing profit margins at the same time.