Do you think that minimum wage is an insult salary?

That isnt true.
I get paid a few pence above minimum wage in my main job where i work in the week. I am a nursery nurse. I am looking after peoples children all day- their pride and joy. It is a very responsible job. Yet i get paid barely above minimum wage for it. We dont get paid enough for what we do.

Because there are huge numbers of people who can do it. Theres no skills shortgage.

Its still an insult, doing a job which is harder than you think (you have to do the job to see it for yourself) and a very responsible role, looking after peoples pride and joy, and being paid **** wages for it.
Anyway, there isnt quite as many people doing it as you think. Plus you may have the qualifications, but not everyones cut out for it. Theres a big difference between being good at the job and not being so good at it, which is why several employees at my nursery started, but then didnt last long, as the nursery realised how rubbish they where and got rid while they could.

You've kinda reenforced my point, the if the nursery got rid of them then they are replaceable.

If nursery staff weren't prepared to work for that wage (and as skilled staff they could just do other things) the wage in the sector would rise.

You might well not like it, but thats life.

Its shocking though that for such a responsible and skilled job (you might not think its skilled but it is and you dont realise until you work in that sort of sector/job) you get paid rubbish money.
But on the other hand i also work for mcdonalds (just on sundays), which is a lot less responsibility, pressure etc and you get paid more there.
And like you said about nursery staff being in great supply, theres not exactly a short supply of staff there, but you still get paid more.

Thats purely so McDonalds can say they pay more than minimum wage. I've specific protests outside McDonalds on wage (as they don't pay 'the living wage') because they are a massive company. If UK nursey's were under a single company (or a couple of companies) there would be a focus for a campaign, but thats not the case.

I don't find it any more shocking than the wages in elderly care. Not saying its 'right' just its somewhat inevitable.

What has your union/protest campaign done to negotiate better wages?

Minimum wage is painful.
My sister started out as a temp in the perfume shop, and she has been working there for three years and got paid £5.96 per hour and when she was on holiday, she worked full time but only managed to get like £200- £250 a week ! and she just got promoted in october and her wage is now £6.59.

But, I am a temp right now and I get paid £7 an hour and manage to get like £300 pound a week upto £350.. and I have only been at work for a month!

and buying clothes, food etc is getting harder because it is getting more expensive! so I cut down on luxuries, but then again, at least we have something. kids in Somalia and Africa are not that fortunate

That isnt true.
I get paid a few pence above minimum wage in my main job where i work in the week. I am a nursery nurse. I am looking after peoples children all day- their pride and joy. It is a very responsible job. Yet i get paid barely above minimum wage for it. We dont get paid enough for what we do.

Where is more money supposed to come from? Childcare in this country is incredibly expensive. The pay is known to be pretty low so why take on that job then complain about the pay?

No, as people have to start somewhere in the working world. The minimum wage is a starting point for people who then may want to progress into roles that pay more.

Why aren't people allowed to start above the minimum wage?

They are...


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Really?

Why aren't people allowed to start above the minimum wage?

Somalia is a country in Africa. Lots of people in this country are less fortunate then you and live in poverty. And saying kids in Africa is a massive generalisation and shows your ignorance.