The EU and British Wages?

Question

Why do you think that small & medium size business bosses who HAVE to obey EU laws concerning employment (such as those who are members of UKIP) try to convince the rest of of us Brits that the EU is a bad place to be? Maybe they have a hidden agenda... back to the days before a minimum wage, sweat-shops and no guaranteeed minimum 20 paid holidays per year? Your views please.

Answer 1

The EU can not pass any law in England without first of all our PM agreeing to the "Treaty" which is the framework of the law (primary legislation) a bit like "Acts" in the UK.

Once accepting a "treaty" the UK will follow all secondary legislation under that law.

The same as parliament passing an "Act" and then secondary legislation being passed through that called delgated legislation proposed by govenment ministers, local councils etc.

Without being a member of the EU we would have no trade because the UK doesn't actually produce anything.
Also it allows us to trade with all the other members in the EU regarding produce.If we left the EU we wouldn't survive.

And its not just the current govenment who propses new EU laws because the people who are putting foward new EU laws are NOT all from The Labour Party but from ALL parties in the UK who make the Eurpoean commison along with others from the rest of the members of the EU.

The people also get a chance every 3 years to vote in an MEP who will consult with the commsion when passing new EU laws.

And yes the minimum wage was brought in through EU law.

Answer 2

The EU does not set the minimum wage, therefore it is spurious to say that this would go, There are no guaranteed holidays it is up to the employer. As for EU rules they wanted to prevent British people from doing overtime - force them into job sharing, paternity leave on full wages - how long do you think that a small business can carry that? The huge amount of rules and regulations that have to be observed, not all generated by the EU. this government have a lot to answer for, are slowly but surely strangling business. I do also agree that thanks to the EU and their dictats there will be many more native British out of work this time next year - forced out by unskilled workers from Eastern Europe - because sadly there are unscrupulous employers. That was why the responsible ones were so much against the EU open border policy. If you want to know just how bad it can get talk to the Germans.

Answer 3

we did have very low wages at one time as low as £1.50ph, but we also had very high ones and lots of overtime, like 8hr shifts used to be twelve hour shifts, on top of that you could do a double shift if sombody did not turn in, following weeks wage you were worth a fortune,but thats not the point, the point is this, do you want to keep what is yours foryouself and your children and your childrens children, or do you want to betray yourself your country and your descendants for generations of forign occupied slavery so you can earn £5.00 an hour are you so cheap as to sell your country down the river. When all we have to do is bring back many of the jobs that we used to have and we would all be better off. internal investment, and ownership of our own land for you and yours knowing that a bunch of super rich aliens from europe cant dictate your every move for their conveience.

Answer 4

Instead, we can import half a million eastern Europeans, pay them minimum wage, drive average earnings down and British tradesmen out of business while still having almost a million people unemployed.

Answer 5

look around now.there are eastern europeans working on building sites for less than the minimum wage now.
all they are doing is pushing the british workers onto the dole que.

Answer 6

the EU is our only source of a sustained future.

were screwed without them, were just not good/important enough to got it alone anymore.

Answer 7

The rules don't always work, but at least there's actually regulations in place.