Being underpaid at work.

[Zak]

All companies seem to BS that they have no money to pay for anything.. when that really just isn't the case. They will try and get the most out of their staff for as little as possible.

[Becca]

They do need me, there's me and one and a half other bakers. The half is most likely gonna be fired soon.. so, ya.

just threaten to quit then because they'd be crying without you

[Firehorse]

If it's the law then they need to comply with it, it's not about whether or not they can afford your wage. If you're an employee and not the owner of the business your wage is as contracted regardless of the company's income.

I should damn well move to Australia. $28 an hour?! That's twice what I earn here in the UK (after currency conversion); wages here are a joke.

[Blinger]

I should damn well move to Australia. $28 an hour?! That's twice what I earn here in the UK (after currency conversion); wages here are a joke.

I'm a cheap(ish) employee, I get paid $22 an hour and on public holidays it's triple time effectively. Normally you should get paid penalty rates with my job (12am-5am is 30% extra), but I don't get it.

Problem was solved anyways, the other owner just gave me the correct pay. They tried to pull a shifty saying Saturday isn't a public holiday, went home printing the pages off from government sites (it's literally the first result in Google :rolleyes and got paid $320 for Saturday. Good day!

[Plebings]

If it's the law then they need to comply with it, it's not about whether or not they can afford your wage. If you're an employee and not the owner of the business your wage is as contracted regardless of the company's income.

I should damn well move to Australia. $28 an hour?! That's twice what I earn here in the UK (after currency conversion); wages here are a joke.

tbh the price of living in au is like $3 for our £1, so we don't have it that bad

[Firehorse]

tbh the price of living in au is like $3 for our £1, so we don't have it that bad

That may be true for most of the UK, but move to London and I think you'll find the cost of living is practically identical to most of Australia.

Want to rent a 2 bedroom flat excluding bills in Zone 3? That'll be £400 a week please.

[Plebings]

ah, forgot about you southerners. joys of the north!

[Blinger]

ah, forgot about you southerners. joys of the north!

That may be true for most of the UK, but move to London and I think you'll find the cost of living is practically identical to most of Australia.

Want to rent a 2 bedroom flat excluding bills in Zone 3? That'll be £400 a week please.

Yeah we pay a bit for things, technology/movies/cars (you never see Ferraris or Lambos or Maybachs unlike London)/alcohol etc are all ridiculously expensive, a CHEAP full strength slab of beer in aus is about $35-40? Captain Morgans on special for ONE LITRE cost me something like £13 or so, in Melbourne for 700ml on special it costs $34.

But the basics in life are cheap, want cheap milk? 1L = $1. Want cheap nasty bread? 1 loaf = $1. Want a bottle of coke (600ml).. not cheap, average price is $3.50.

[Firehorse]

Yeah we pay a bit for things, technology/movies/cars (you never see Ferraris or Lambos or Maybachs unlike London)/alcohol etc are all ridiculously expensive, a CHEAP full strength slab of beer in aus is about $35-40? Captain Morgans on special for ONE LITRE cost me something like £13 or so, in Melbourne for 700ml on special it costs $34.

But the basics in life are cheap, want cheap milk? 1L = $1. Want cheap nasty bread? 1 loaf = $1. Want a bottle of coke (600ml).. not cheap, average price is $3.50.

What would you expect to pay for things like local public transport, a cinema ticket, McDonald's cheeseburger?

[God]

What would you expect to pay for things like local public transport, a cinema ticket, McDonald's cheeseburger?

Cost of living in Canada is crazy. For exemple, a package of 3 chicken breasts is 20$ CAD or 10.78 BSP
Petrol is insane, I remember when I was young it was like 0.80$/litre 0.43 now its 1.40$/litre 0.75

To take the bus its like 2$ (1.08 BSP), 9.50$ (5.12) to see a film, and a McGMOBurger single cheese burger one is 1.37$ (0.74 GSP)

What used to buy you a shopping cart full of grocerys now gives u half a basket.