you'll be benefitting from "special measures" then

"In the past old people were allowed to drift into unemployment. Now the over-50s will get training and support to help them into work."

Posted By: Ralf Scrampton on December 9th 2009 at 13:26:58

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All National Insurance contributions up by 0.5 per cent from 2011 (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:21:02
- hope to have quit work by then anyway (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:22:47
  - doea a burger flipper earn more than ?20k a year then? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:25:06
    - i have no idea (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:26:43
      - oh (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:28:50
  - I'm quitting next Friday. (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:24:04
    - you'll be benefitting from "special measures" then (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:26:58
      - No I am better qualified than most. I just don't like work and have (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:30:40
        
        you may well be better qualified, but as long as you're old that won't really matter (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:33:55
        
        I don't consider myself old. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:35:30
        
        the chancellor does (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:38:20
        
        Mm, not sure I follow that. How does he influence a potential employer? (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:39:16
        
        a hell of a lot really, but i'm guessing you mean that as in directly influence rather tha (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:42:42
        
        Yeah I see that now I've actually read your original post. However, I'm (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:46:21
        
        Do you thatch roofs? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:47:51
        
        No but I wish I did. They earn loods (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:49:46
        
        I think he's a blacksmith. Or possible a velvet loon designer. (n/m) (General Chat) - JPM, Dec 9, 13:49:08
        
        Close (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:50:10
        
        Space hopper manufacturer? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:52:49
        
        "manufacturer" is close. A long lost skill in this country it would seem (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:54:55
        
        lava lamp maintenance engineer? (n/m) (General Chat) - JPM, Dec 9, 13:50:32
        
        "Glob" lamp (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:52:36
    - good luck (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:24:55
- that'll be the least of our worries in the coming few years i fear... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Dec 9, 13:22:41
- But he will increase the starting point, so no one under ?20,000 will pay. (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Dec 9, 13:22:27
  - I'm going to get a new job earning under ?20,000 then (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 13:26:26
    - If your current job pays ?15K, then yes. (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:31:49
      - whoosh (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Dec 9, 13:32:37
        
        No not really but I agree it didn't come over well :-) (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Dec 9, 13:33:23
        
        it came over perfectly (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 13:47:25

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