Average pre-tax wage in Britain is £457

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wendigo100 replied

7 November 2007, 23:11
Originally posted by zeitghost

Yup.

It's dire.

I was earning a whole £6/hr fixing fruit machines for a while in 2004... not overly amusing but it paid the council tax, just about.

Oh no. When can we expect them all to spring to life and start killing people?
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thunderlizard replied

7 November 2007, 20:32
Originally posted by threaded View Post

Was the firm or the machines 'dodgy' is some way?

Mad Frankie Fraser used to mend fruit machines for the Richardsons. You can't get much dodgier than that.
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DiscoStu replied

7 November 2007, 20:29
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The monetary difference between the median level of full-time earnings in the public sector (£498 per week in April 2007) and the private sector (£439 per week) has widened over the year to April 2007, following annual increases of 3.0 per cent and 2.9 per cent respectively.

New Lie non-jobs now pay better than the private sector.

<Nelson>

£489 a week. Ha ha.

</Nelson>
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threaded replied

7 November 2007, 19:53
Originally posted by zeitghost

Yup.

It's dire.

I was earning a whole £6/hr fixing fruit machines for a while in 2004... not overly amusing but it paid the council tax, just about.

I never quite got the reason they had you fixing the fruit machines when the boards are so cheap they're throwaway.

Was the firm or the machines 'dodgy' is some way?
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NickFitz replied

7 November 2007, 19:51
Originally posted by zeitghost

I was earning a whole £6/hr fixing fruit machines for a while in 2004

When you say "fixing"...
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NoddY replied

7 November 2007, 19:20
Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post

All the guff about 'average' property prices being 8 times median income multiples. Yes that's Gross income, probably more like 12 times Net income. This can obviously be sustained.

Drrr..you don't use your wages to pay the mortgage you use your credit card. Init.
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Bagpuss replied

7 November 2007, 16:43
All the guff about 'average' property prices being 8 times median income multiples. Yes that's Gross income, probably more like 12 times Net income. This can obviously be sustained.
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Bagpuss replied

7 November 2007, 16:05
Imagine if they had to manage on minimum wage like many contractors do!
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ChimpMaster replied

7 November 2007, 16:01
Still, it's low for a daily rate.
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DimPrawn started a topic Average pre-tax wage in Britain is £457

7 November 2007, 14:40
Average pre-tax wage in Britain is £457

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/cci/nugget.asp?id=285
The monetary difference between the median level of full-time earnings in the public sector (£498 per week in April 2007) and the private sector (£439 per week) has widened over the year to April 2007, following annual increases of 3.0 per cent and 2.9 per cent respectively.

New Lie non-jobs now pay better than the private sector.
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