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Unskilled jobs are just as important as highly skilled jobs, absolutely. We need people in all levels of work or the country wouldn't function. But if everyone earned the absolute minimum of £250 a week after tax, rent, bills and a bit of savings then the proportion of people doing unskilled...

That is ridiculous. I've never had £250 a week disposable income in my life and I've been round the world twice and own a 2 bed flat in West Hampstead. If I'd had £250 a week disposable income in my twenties I'm pretty sure I'd be dead by now. If everyone earnt that kind of money they would...

Through their choice. They shouldn't take on more responsibility if they can't afford to pay for it. Otherwise it's not 'responsibility'. Perhaps, although I'd like to see some proof. Not necessarily doubting it, just if it was that simple then why hasn't it been done yet? And maybe I'm out of...

But if you're doing the same job as someone who is 23, who may do it better than you, why should they get paid less?

Also Les is wrong, he's worked there over 12 weeks, so due to AWR he has exactly the same rights and pay as a permanent employee doing the same job, or Amazon are breaking the law, which I very much doubt.

Why should you earn more because you are over 25? Why would anyone doing unskilled work bother to try to push themselves and get ahead in life if they were already earning at least £10 an hour? If everyone earnt more then prices would just go up anyway, surely?