In article >,
Ophelia > wrote:
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>"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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>> In article >,
>> Ophelia > wrote:
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>>>Oh dear We have a National Minimum wage law set in law
>>>
>>>https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
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>> We have one too; it's $7.25/hour. However, companies like WalMart
>> will hire twice as many people at 20 hours per week, so that they
>> don't have to pay benefits (for example, paid time off, health insurance,
>> retirement fund) to these part-time employees.
>
> Makes you wonder why anyone will work there

Lack of other opportunities. No skills, manufacturing jobs offshored.

Cindy Hamilton
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