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Old 13-05-2015, 07:49 PM #7
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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier View Post
I have no problem with this so long as these young people are paid for any hours they're doing. Having a slightly lower wage for under 21's is fine, so long as we're still talking at least £4.50 - £5 an hour and not something ridiculous like the situations where some people are doing voluntary work for the equivalent of less than £2 an hour. That's never acceptable and, of course, if it really is about teaching people about the real world of work... In the real world, people get paid for their work.
Yeah, I'd be all for this if it was paid work but you just know it's basically going to be community service and that **** is useless, you can't even put it on your CV since it makes you look bad.
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