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Default Why are rates of pay so low in Tenerife

Why are rates of pay so low in Tenerife?

Isn't there a minimum wage by law?

All I ever see are jobs advertised at 5 or 6 euros an hour, that is so low.

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Why are rates of pay so low in Tenerife?

Isn't there a minimum wage by law?

All I ever see are jobs advertised at 5 or 6 euros an hour, that is so low.

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Old 13-07-08, 21:52
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We asked this question last week...

The is no general minimum wage as in the UK

but rather each specific trade or profession as its own minimum, so that things vary depending on the type of job.
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Isn't there a minimum wage by law?
According to THIS link from my favourites, which is now for last year, 2007 figures were €19,02 a day or €570,60 a month, depending on whether the salary was calculated daily or monthly.
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Why are rates of pay so low in Tenerife?
Easy question to answer!. Because people WILL work for them! End of!!!!

As an employer, would I get the cheapest labour for any given job.....YEAH!.

Does this apply to the employers in Tenerife..........YEAH!

Sad but true!
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Easy question to answer!. Because people WILL work for them! End of!!!!

As an employer, would I get the cheapest labour for any given job.....YEAH!.

Does this apply to the employers in Tenerife..........YEAH!

Sad but true!
So very true... Loads of people in the UK moan about a lot of polish "nicking our jobs"... Well they work their nuts off and do a lot more work for less money. Stands to reason they will get employed more.... I had loads of replastering done, £150 a room with good quality polish work or £350 a room with sub standard work from brit for cash in hand...
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Easy question to answer!. Because people WILL work for them! End of!!!!

As an employer, would I get the cheapest labour for any given job.....YEAH!.

Does this apply to the employers in Tenerife..........YEAH!

Sad but true!
2 out of 3 I would agree with. The second one no. I as an ex employer was always willing to pay the extra few euro for a good technician than some sub standard technician that I would end up firing anyhow.

In Tenerife all I ever hear from employees is I cant get good help with this and good help with that..... you get what you pay for.

Now before someone says to me that they are good and badly paid I was only addressing Treb's second point.
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2 out of 3 I would agree with. The second one no. I as an ex employer was always willing to pay the extra few euro for a good technician than some sub standard technician that I would end up firing anyhow.

In Tenerife all I ever hear from employees is I cant get good help with this and good help with that..... you get what you pay for.

Now before someone says to me that they are good and badly paid I was only addressing Treb's second point.
Well I work very badly but want to be paid loads
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the problem is if you work good or very badly "they" still pay the same crap wages
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the problem is if you work good or very badly "they" still pay the same crap wages
i can second that in a cold flash....even when you are "overqualified" they tend to pay minimal wage and it's up to you to take it or to leave it. you can look out for better paid job till the cows come home though, if you are not prepared to work for low wages, because if you won't, there is always someone who will do it....this is the reality in tenerife, i am afraid.
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