At my daughter's job - student working in a chain eatery - they've already been warned that the total hours of staffing will be reduced, as a result of this increase in minimum wage. The manager is t… (View Post)

Even simple rates & a fixed personal allowance, remove the cliff edges. (View Post)

The point I was making is that if you reduce the gain from working more hours to a handful of pounds, then that “gain” will be overwhelmed by costs. The bus costs money. Not eating at home costs mone… (View Post)

a Then got upset when people moved into Tax Exile...... (View Post)

I've sat across from people rejecting more hours. Because their benefits get withdrawn, creating effective super tax rates. Laffer Curve in action. Why work a bunch of hours to end up with not enough… (View Post)