tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464316116100014907.post4118891828025639201..comments2016-02-08T01:48:25.591-08:00Comments on Loose Thinker: Blue Tie ThinkingJim Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376601847070535780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464316116100014907.post-6345069309916467972011-06-18T09:51:11.301-07:002011-06-18T09:51:11.301-07:00Mr Firth, I absolutely understand what you're ...Mr Firth, I absolutely understand what you're feeling. My wife is disabled too. However, I just don't buy Davies' message for more than one reason. Firstly, as I said in my blog, I just don't believe that around £25 per week is going to persuade an employer who is biased against the disabled (and anyone who is in any way prepared to use disablement as a criterion in making an employment decision is biased) to change his mind. Employing anyone is an expensive business and I don't think that's enough to tip the balance.<br /><br />Next, if you have as much to offer as any other prospective employee, then your Asperger's is irrelevant to the decision.<br /><br />Mr Davies, if you care to do the merest bit of research, is an appalling man. He is essentially opposed to any piece of legislation which attempts to offer equality to any minority. He has a track record as long as several arms in this respect, which is why he has never held any Parliamentary Party posts of any kind. Mr Bercow's description of him as a 'troglodyte' is, at best, generous. He doesn't give a toss about you or any other disabled person. He is a friend to the employer and a True Blue Tory, which places him squarely against the idea of a minimum wage. Be very careful before offering a good view of your shoulder blades to this nasty piece of work.<br /><br />Finally, it was inevitable in the wake of the introduction of the minimum wage that those who were always opposed would continue to snipe at it. The doomsayers claimed it would see the death of service industries such as cleaning and security companies, who were at times guilty of the most terrible exploitation of workers. Guess what? Businesses still needed their offices cleaned and premises guarded. All that changed was that thousands of workers were better able to feed their families. I detested the last government, but I can still recognise the good piece of work the minimum wage was.<br /><br />I am genuinely sorry that you have never been asked to contribute something to the world of work, but I can promise you that allying yourself with Davies and his ilk will not change that situation one iota. I wish you well in your continuing search for a job. In fact, if any potential employers are reading this, how about you take a chance and contact this man? You never know, he might be just what your business needs.Jim Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376601847070535780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464316116100014907.post-173156237418065472011-06-18T09:46:24.456-07:002011-06-18T09:46:24.456-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jim Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376601847070535780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464316116100014907.post-55292328067129968882011-06-18T04:14:08.537-07:002011-06-18T04:14:08.537-07:00I totally agree with what Mr. Davies is saying.
I...I totally agree with what Mr. Davies is saying.<br /><br />I'm 49 years old, have Asperger's syndrome and have never had a job.<br /><br />I need to be able to offer an employer something so that he will at least just consider giving me a job; and I reckon that his being able to pay me less than statutory minimum wage might just do it.<br /><br />I doubt I would be any worse off than actually being paid a proper wage because of the complex interactions between the various benefits I receive and the amount of money I have to pay to social services for my care. In effect a wages subsidy would be in operation.<br /><br />I desperately want to work, and need to work, so that I can fully contribute to, and participate in, society; and strive to become the best person I'm capable of becoming - and the minimum wage legislation is hindering me in my search for employment.Lee Firthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840041938444250850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5464316116100014907.post-64124246924121050522011-06-18T02:39:03.318-07:002011-06-18T02:39:03.318-07:00Excellent words, wish I had thought of that. Witty...Excellent words, wish I had thought of that. Witty but with a twist in the tale.Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266331186186012983noreply@blogger.com