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How are Labour doing after their first 12 months

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PISKIE said:
You should probs thank the Chinese for developing that translator app.
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I wouldn't need it if Poland hadn't secretly invaded south Wandsworth and taken over the rubbish industry

But yeh arigato
 
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PISKIE said:
Yep, every tax has its pluses and minuses. I guess it's finding a balance between being able to raise enough money for the exchequer and not pissing off either businesses or the working man.
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it's not about "pissing off" business but allowing them to grow and take chances as that is the only way to grow the economy nut yes there has to be a balance that they pay their fair share in tax
 
Solid Air 2 said:
There are some downsides regarding raising Corporation tax and Capital gains tax
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Corporation tax is relatively tiny in terms of it's overall contribution to the exchequer... you need to keep that in check in order to attract multinationals to set-up here ... and then start paying over 2 of the biggest contributors, VAT and employment taxes ...
 
Solid Air 2 said:
it's not about "pissing off" business but allowing them to grow and take chances as that is the only way to grow the economy nut yes there has to be a balance that they pay their fair share in tax
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And finding the balance between taxing corporations and taxing the working man.
 
Solid Air 2 said:
the working man on low wages has a very low tax rate the problem is taxing the big corporations
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What I mean is how it affects his pocket, it's all relative

Unless you're rich and you've got **** loads anyway AND avoid tax.
 
Sucky said:
About 6 years ago I done some forklift work for a few weeks in Wandsworth recycling center.

When I went for my first day I looked around this corridor that's I was stood in full of people who looked like they had leukemia and the supervisor started talking in a language I guessed was some Eastern European speak, 15 mins he rattling on ...he never said a word of English to anyone as he barked out each workers tasks for the day (i guessed)

Anyways after that was over I walked up to him and said I don't speak whatever that was and I'm here to forklift so where do I go.

He kinda of apologised about the days brief being delivered in a foreign language and walked me down to where id be working to meet my colleague.

He spoke to him for 4mins in again in another language I cant speak and for the next 3 weeks me and this guy literally communicated via a translator app on our phones.

This was Wandsworth in Poland obviously so dunno what my problem was<whistle>
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I've heard similar stories to yours in distribution. When they couldn't get the Brits to fill the jobs they were advertised abroad with specific agencies - then any English speaking workers (such as Brits) would be put in the stores. Sometimes in new developments there would be conditions attached to planning to employ local workers, yeah right, so the foreign workers then only had to move into the area, then they were local lol.
 
brb said:
I've heard similar stories to yours in distribution. When they couldn't get the Brits to fill the jobs they were advertised abroad with specific agencies - then any English speaking workers (such as Brits) would be put in the stores. Sometimes in new developments there would be conditions attached to planning to employ local workers, yeah right, so the foreign workers then only had to move into the area, then they were local lol.
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we had companies where all new jobs were filled by agencies who recruited exclusively in Poland
 
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PISKIE said:
On Polish wages or UK wages ?
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Just a guess, the wages would be paid to the agencies who then pay their employees, so not sure how that all works legally with foreign workers if they would still have to be paid our minimum wage?
 
brb said:
Just a guess, the wages would be paid to the agencies who then pay their employees, so not sure how that all works legally with foreign workers if they would still have to be paid our minimum wage?
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I'm not sure mate, UK employment law has probably brought it all into alignment now. But I remember years ago a Hindu temple was being built in the UK and they were bringing in Indian stonemasons to and paying them something like £8 per day
 
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PISKIE said:
I'm not sure mate, UK employment law has probably brought it all into alignment now. But I remember years ago a Hindu temple was being built in the UK and they were bringing in Indian stonemasons to and paying them something like £8 per day
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Yeah, I'd like to think that's the case.
 
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