working for food vouchers???

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At present along with many families across the U.K.we are watching every penny we spend. That little bit of disposal or “walking around” money is getting smaller every month as prices rise in utilities and food.

Due to measures taken by the government everybody in the public and private sector have had pay freezes.

I would say nearly everybody shops at a Supermarket be it Tescos, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons and Lidl.

At times especially as small shops are going out of business a lot of criticism is giving to the larger retailer for taking over and then the smaller retailers cant compete. Again this makes people more determined to shop around and get the “best” price.

They all have different slogans. I have visited each of their websites, they all want to work with the community and together work as a team {the Supermarket and the community}

I have an idea, would it be possible that any one of these firms or better still all of them have system for employing staff on a casual basis, for example myself I work 4 days on and 4 days off. If I was given the chance to say work 8 hours between lets say 0600 and 2200 hours two or three times a month. You did not pay me in money but “food vouchers” . A rate of £7.50 an hours times 8 hours =£60 in food vouchers.

“Food vouchers” mean exactly that no alcohol. This then would give me extra money to do more with the family.. cinema, bowling, night out etc.

Personally I think it would mean as companies they are putting more back into the community and getting the local and the U.K. economy moving again. As companies they still are making profit as they would not be paying me the £60 in “real” terms

I understand that this may not be viable for legal reasons, which is a shame..this system everybody works together and everybody benefits

Could this be done???..just a thought i had this morning whilst chatting to my brother in law..


What do you think :wink:

Ernie :wink:
 
Surly it would be based on £5.93 (minimum wage), but then for casual workers you school levers are over £1 an hour cheaper which is why they are used so frequently. That and Tesco's are cutting back on staff/not employing more if people leave around here I doubt, as much as it sounds good, it would happen.

The probably with casual workers is I would guess they are not as reliable as even a hunger 18 yr old turning up on a Saturday morning to server the breakfast... or at least that would be the assumption.

Nice idea though.
 
FluffyChicken":3mdt9i3i said:
Surly it would be based on £5.93 (minimum wage), but then for casual workers you school levers are over £1 an hour cheaper which is why they are used so frequently. That and Tesco's are cutting back on staff/not employing more if people leave around here I doubt, as much as it sounds good, it would happen.

The probably with casual workers is I would guess they are not as reliable as even a hunger 18 yr old turning up on a Saturday morning to server the breakfast... or at least that would be the assumption.

Nice idea though.

Bud,
thanks for the input..i have no doubt it would be for the min. wage..just seems to make sense really..i was thinking for casual/short notice sickness.. i have no employment/law knowledge...just this idea

Ernie :wink:
 
I like the idea, but already work for a form of food voucher, called money. Its a flexabule method that as well as food I can buy Haribo and jazz mags with it.
 
If they paid in food vouchers or store credit they could afford to pay more than minimum wage to make it more attractive to employees because they could take into account their profit margin on products, they do in effect do this by giving a staff discount...you're method would be just the same but back to front.


or maybe i missed the point?
 
1duck":2y6kuj0m said:
If they paid in food vouchers or store credit they could afford to pay more than minimum wage to make it more attractive to employees because they could take into account their profit margin on products, they do in effect do this by giving a staff discount...you're method would be just the same but back to front.


or maybe i missed the point?

I never thought of it like that,good point...my thought was as an already employed person who wants to give up a rest day/day off to earn food for his family..i dont know wether supermarkets have looked into giving food vouchers instead of money/wages
thanks for your input 8)

Ernie :wink:
 
Working with the community as a team,Kind of a one sides team if you ask me.
Destroying communities more like :?
 
dyna-ti":3h8dq7kk said:
Working with the community as a team,Kind of a one sides team if you ask me.
Destroying communities more like :?

Another good point..just looking at ways to earn money and or make what little we have as a family go further

thanks again bud :wink:

Ernie :wink:
 
ernie":396ty2a9 said:
dyna-ti":396ty2a9 said:
Working with the community as a team,Kind of a one sides team if you ask me.
Destroying communities more like :?

Another good point..just looking at ways to earn money and or make what little we have as a family go further

thanks again bud :wink:

Ernie :wink:

Sorry chap.I see your point :oops:
 
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