Tag Archives: Minimum Wage

A poor indictment for a well known name

Posted on October 7, 2017 by ianchisnall

Nearly 108 years ago a baby boy named Harold Rolfe Owen was born in Yorkshire. At the age of 18 he was part of the Royal Flying Corps when in 1917 like many of his colleagues he sustained serious injuries … Continue reading →

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The new Minimum Wage

Posted on April 1, 2016 by ianchisnall

The decision by the Labour Government to establish an Independent body to set a national minimum wage in 1998 and led to its introduction in 1999 was an important if contested step. However it was clearly a good thing to do, … Continue reading →

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Skills aren’t everything

Posted on March 10, 2014 by ianchisnall

This morning on Radio 4’s Today programme Adam Marshall from the British Chambers of Commerce was being interviewed as a result of the very positive predictions of growth by the Chambers for the year ahead. As part of the interview … Continue reading →

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