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Post by franciszek on Jul 5, 2008 13:41:53 GMT 1
i agree think my boy would agree also. finger on the mend but still not back at work i have to do a series of exercises ever day and i am having to seek legal advise for compensation as i cannot survive on sick pay didn't want to go down this road but my boss has never rung to see how i was he claims he has not a lot of money but still manged to go to Holland for 2 days to look at gas fires my solicitor says i have a good case
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Post by jeanne on Jul 6, 2008 12:51:46 GMT 1
i agree think my boy would agree also. finger on the mend but still not back at work i have to do a series of exercises ever day and i am having to seek legal advise for compensation as i cannot survive on sick pay didn't want to go down this road but my boss has never rung to see how i was he claims he has not a lot of money but still manged to go to Holland for 2 days to look at gas fires my solicitor says i have a good case Good luck with it, Franciszek, I hope things work out for you! |
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Post by tufta on Jul 16, 2008 14:11:40 GMT 1
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 16, 2008 19:08:51 GMT 1
Hmm, it must be taken with a grain of salt. E.g., why there isn`t the Czech Republic or Estonia on the list? I believe people there also have a high standard of living.
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Post by franciszek on Jul 17, 2008 13:46:13 GMT 1
things are getting bad here unempolyment is rising i too was made redundant on monday so hope i can find work soon but my finger has not healed properly yet
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 17, 2008 13:57:59 GMT 1
things are getting bad here unempolyment is rising i too was made redundant on monday so hope i can find work soon but my finger has not healed properly yet I am sorry about your losing a job. But as a qualified specialist, you shouldn`t have problems with finding a new one, right? |
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Post by tufta on Jul 17, 2008 15:29:26 GMT 1
Hi Franciszek, my message was not best timed.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and I wholeheartedly wish you good luck in finding new job.
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Post by gigi on Jul 17, 2008 16:06:55 GMT 1
things are getting bad here unempolyment is rising i too was made redundant on monday so hope i can find work soon but my finger has not healed properly yet Hi Franciszek, I am sorry to hear about your job. Are there other opportunities that would not require you to use your hand so much - teaching/training others in the trade, for example? I hope that your finger will heal soon. Is it simply taking longer to heal than anticipated, or was your injury more extensive than originally thought? |
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Post by franciszek on Jul 17, 2008 19:10:03 GMT 1
Hi Franciszek, my message was not best timed. I am keeping my fingers crossed for you and I wholeheartedly wish you good luck in finding new job. thanks for kind words no problem with the timing of your message these things happen its good to highlight the problems of the UK we seem to be losing the Great in Britain slowly but surely |
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Post by franciszek on Jul 17, 2008 19:13:44 GMT 1
things are getting bad here unempolyment is rising i too was made redundant on monday so hope i can find work soon but my finger has not healed properly yet I am sorry about your losing a job. But as a qualified specialist, you shouldn`t have problems with finding a new one, right? Theoreticaly no but with the slow down in building work there is no guarantee of a job but i remain optomistic |
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Post by franciszek on Jul 17, 2008 19:21:09 GMT 1
things are getting bad here unempolyment is rising i too was made redundant on monday so hope i can find work soon but my finger has not healed properly yet Hi Franciszek, I am sorry to hear about your job. Are there other opportunities that would not require you to use your hand so much - teaching/training others in the trade, for example? I hope that your finger will heal soon. Is it simply taking longer to heal than anticipated, or was your injury more extensive than originally thought? not sure if ive got what it takes to be a classroom teacher think that takes a special breed of a person bonobo will know all about that.As for the finger my physio thinks im making good progress the tendon has healed well its just i have alot of stiffness in my knuckle joints but at least im heading in the right direction |
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Post by gigi on Jul 17, 2008 19:23:54 GMT 1
Hmm, it must be taken with a grain of salt. E.g., why there isn`t the Czech Republic or Estonia on the list? I believe people there also have a high standard of living. I would have expected to see Luxembourg on the list as well. How important is the uSwitch.com rating to people? Wouldn't something such as the EQLS (European Quality of Life Survey) be of more value? |
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Post by franciszek on Jul 17, 2008 19:24:19 GMT 1
i agree think my boy would agree also. finger on the mend but still not back at work i have to do a series of exercises ever day and i am having to seek legal advise for compensation as i cannot survive on sick pay didn't want to go down this road but my boss has never rung to see how i was he claims he has not a lot of money but still manged to go to Holland for 2 days to look at gas fires my solicitor says i have a good case Good luck with it, Franciszek, I hope things work out for you! thanks for support it will take up to 9months |
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Post by tufta on Jul 17, 2008 20:32:09 GMT 1
Hmm, it must be taken with a grain of salt. E.g., why there isn`t the Czech Republic or Estonia on the list? I believe people there also have a high standard of living. I would have expected to see Luxembourg on the list as well. Exactly. It is probable the study wasn't cross-European. Perhaps they have included just 10 chosen countries. |
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Post by valpomike on Jul 17, 2008 20:48:12 GMT 1
Hi,
I also have had a work slow down, and I don't like it. Not totally the reduced ed money, but just having more time on my hands.
All in my field have had this problem, some down more than 80%. And most need the money to pay bills.
But, I know that things will change soon, most likely when I am planing another trip, somewhere.
But that is life.
Michael Dabrowski
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Post by PinkDreams on Jul 18, 2008 9:46:37 GMT 1
I'm never one to worry too much about survey's and polls but it is true that we don't get much for ourselves out of a basic wage. Most goes to bills, fuel and cost of daily living.
There are subtle changes that you don't notice straight away either, like milk has gone up in price.
The problem is, people want to spend a little something on themselves too but with nothing left out of a wage, it's hard. So that's when people start to take on credit cards which they then can't pay back.
The company that I work for has had a downturn in business over the last 2 months at least and has lost thousands of pounds. So of course, in order to make a little bit more money they charge us extra for food (as they provide cooked food for staff meals) and that's all a little bit more from our pockets.
It all has a knock on effect.
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Post by valpomike on Jul 18, 2008 16:44:26 GMT 1
But what can we do, to overcome this?
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Post by Bonobo on Jul 19, 2008 22:59:43 GMT 1
But what can we do, to overcome this? Being a helpful American, you can support Pink and Britain by buying British products. |
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Post by Bonobo on Jan 5, 2022 16:47:00 GMT 1
I'm never one to worry too much about survey's and polls but it is true that we don't get much for ourselves out of a basic wage. Most goes to bills, fuel and cost of daily living. There are subtle changes that you don't notice straight away either, like milk has gone up in price. The problem is, people want to spend a little something on themselves too but with nothing left out of a wage, it's hard. So that's when people start to take on credit cards which they then can't pay back. The company that I work for has had a downturn in business over the last 2 months at least and has lost thousands of pounds. So of course, in order to make a little bit more money they charge us extra for food (as they provide cooked food for staff meals) and that's all a little bit more from our pockets. It all has a knock on effect. That was a commentary related to the situation during 2008 world crisis. How about today?: www.bbc.com/news/business-59070020
Impact of Brexit on economy 'worse than Covid'
Published 27 October 2021
Richard Hughes, chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility.
The impact of Brexit on the UK economy will be worse in the long run compared to the coronavirus pandemic, the chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility has said.
Richard Hughes said leaving the EU would reduce the UK's potential GDP by about 4% in the long term.
He said forecasts showed the pandemic would reduce GDP "by a further 2%".
"In the long term it is the case that Brexit has a bigger impact than the pandemic", he told the BBC.
His comments come after the OBR said the cost of living could rise at its fastest rate for 30 years, with suggestions inflation could hit almost 5%.
Speaking after Wednesday's Budget, Mr Hughes said recent data showed the impact of Brexit was "broadly consistent" with the OBR's assumption that the leaving the EU would "reduce our long run GDP by around 4%".
"We think that the effect of the pandemic will reduce that (GDP) output by a further 2%," he added.
The Treasury has been contacted for comment.
What is GDP and how is it measured?
GDP or Gross Domestic Product is one of the most important ways of showing how well, or badly, an economy is doing. It is a measure - or an attempt to measure - all the activity of companies, governments and individuals in an economy.
In a growing economy, quarterly GDP will be slightly higher than the quarter before, a sign that people are doing more work and getting (on average) a little bit richer. If GDP is falling, then the economy is shrinking.
The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and officially left the trading bloc on 31 January 2020, however, both sides agreed to keep many things the same until 31 December 2020, before a new trade deal was announced and implemented on 1 January this year.
Supply chain problems
Both the pandemic and Brexit have played a part in current supply chain issues across the UK, and have further exposed the scarcity of lorry drivers, which has resulted in recent shortages of products for businesses and some empty shelves for customers.
However, in the OBR's latest report, the independent body said "supply bottlenecks had been exacerbated by changes in the migration and trading regimes following Brexit".
Supply chain issues has led to the government granting short-term visas to EU workers across certain sectors, including the haulage industry.
The British Poultry Council has said turkey farmers will do their best to ensure Christmas "is as normal as it can be", but warned shortages are likely, due to a shortage of seasonal overseas workers.
The government has assured consumers that turkeys will be available for the festive season and has also deployed temporary visas in a bid to bolster worker numbers.
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