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I had to go to the eye hospital yesterday so I took my eyes and my eyes took the car. I was parked up there for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Cost of parking? £3.50.

During that same hour, my youngest son earned the magnificent sum of £2.60 as an apprentice mechanic. There is something really wrong with this country.

Bobby

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MY 18 year old grandson gets 5 pence more isn't ? he lucky

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He must be the last of the big spenders then lol

Bobby xxx

Don't they have minimum wage up by you Bobby, I think your son is 8p short on his hourly rate:

gov.uk/national-minimum-wag...

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beg pudin - that rate is not till October 2013. but should be £2.65 I think.

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You are right Blakey, a slip of the keyboard. I should have said £2.68. I must put his board and lodging up now lol

Bobby

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rotta ;) actually not till October.

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You should have made him be an apprentice chimney sweep Bobby; he could have made a fortune on Mary Poppins :)

Feed the birds tuppence a bag.. :p

Bev x

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Hi Bobby

£2.68 an hour is a bloody disgrace. How on earth can anyone be expected to live on a wage of £2.68 an hour!!!

I know that it's tradition that apprentices are paid low wages but really that is so wrong. I hope that when your son has qualified he will earn really great wages.

Such a low wage must put people off applying for apprenticeships. How long is your son's apprenticeship? Three years? Three years on a minimum wage doesn't bear thinking about.

Love and hugs

Annec

xxxxx

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Many older people and university graduates are in jobs with minimum pay. It's so hard for young people out there now.

Lynne xx

Not being £2.68 an hour ain't worth getting out of bed for, my youngest daughter is 17 and she's getting £3.76 ph at Debenhams, Manchester, just for standing there looking pretty and intelligent, (customer services) not. :)

sorry missed funny out

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