Get on your Hoe and look for work

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you realise if that we give it to private firms they will want to make a profit?
If they employ them then they will need to factor in things like holiday & sick pay?
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And? How does that change anything?

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And? How does that change anything?

someone will need to pay extra to fund that profit and employee benefits.

Its simple if you want benefits and you have been unemployed 6-12 months you do some work for the good of the country to keep your hand in.

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And you think they would pay them more if the NMW didn't exist?

I think some would pay less and some would pay more. Probably on balance it's better but I think there are far fewer restaurants, etc, who pay more for better people - they all default to NMW rather than trying to figure out what they should pay.

Especially for younger people... when I did that kind of work they didn't offer the same job paying less for 20yo than 21yo whereas now the employer will just say "it's NMW, that's the law"

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I think some would pay less and some would pay more. Probably on balance it's better but I think there are far fewer restaurants, etc, who pay more for better people - they all default to NMW rather than trying to figure out what they should pay.

Especially for younger people... when I did that kind of work they didn't offer the same job paying less for 20yo than 21yo whereas now the employer will just say "it's NMW, that's the law"

While there are more suitable applicants than there are jobs then wages will fall. NMW provides a safety net.

We already subsidise NMW with tax credits so employers make more profit.