Wage growth

[LondonManc]

Germany has taken in loads of migrants and yet I'm paid silly amounts of cash. Loads.

What's going on?

Give it time.

[scooterscot]

Give it time.

Been here 5 years already - how much more time must I give it?

[DodgyAgent]

Been here 5 years already - how much more time must I give it?

stick with it for as long as possible

[scooterscot]

stick with it for as long as possible

Okay - what will I spend the surplus on in the meantime?

[vetran]

Okay - what will I spend the surplus on in the meantime?

FLC has some reliable Eastern European suppliers that will take your mind off the issue for 30 seconds.

[PurpleGorilla]

Okay - what will I spend the surplus on in the meantime?

The Jacobite Army.

[sirja]

I had 2 highly qualified friends leave the UK for the states in 2002 because of what they termed 'The ridiculous low wages for people of their skill set.' They are doing quite well in the US and have never regretted the move. I think low pay(relative to living costs) has been a problem in the UK for quite a while. I do accept that at the low skill level EU migration has also played a significant role in keeping wages depressed, but firms in general across all but the most senior levels, have kept wages low(sh) for at least the last 2 decades. IMHO.

[DodgyAgent]

Okay - what will I spend the surplus on in the meantime?

Offer to increase your agent's margin

[Hobosapien]

I had 2 highly qualified friends leave the UK for the states in 2002 because of what they termed 'The ridiculous low wages for people of their skill set.' They are doing quite well in the US and have never regretted the move. I think low pay(relative to living costs) has been a problem in the UK for quite a while. I do accept that at the low skill level EU migration has also played a significant role in keeping wages depressed, but firms in general across all but the most senior levels, have kept wages low(sh) for at least the last 2 decades. IMHO.

The UK brain drain, being going on for decades if not since intercontinental travel was invented (i.e. boats). Anyone with a brain has opportunities abroad. Some choose to take them, most do not.

I myself could have been born a '10 pound pom' child if my parents had moved to Australia when given the choice. Not sure which outcome would have been best but no point regretting the past unless someone invents a time machine so can change it.

[CretinWatcher]

This whole thread is a waste of time. Instead of talking about wage growth you should be talking about the coming permanent shrinkage of the job market
For some the days when they had a job, any job, will seem like a nostalgic paradise.