Disabilities And The Minimum Wage

[dave88 1,565]

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Does anyone have an opinion on this...this is something that may eventually affect me personally as I have 2 autistic sons and I know there's a few other lads on here that do as well. Didn't realise the numbers were so high

Edited March 10, 2017 by daveee88

[JDHUNTING 1,817]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/39138775

Does anyone have an opinion on this...this is something that may eventually affect me personally as I have 2 autistic sons and I know there's a few other lads on here that do as well. Didn't realise the numbers were so high

It's a difficult one because no doubt people would take advantage but yes we should try and get as many people into work as possible and if there not able to do that job aswell as someone not disabled get paid less and the government could top there wages up. Also I think certain government businesses and private ones for that matter should set up to exclusively cater for specific disabilities like a call centre that employs only blind people or something along them lines

[Tiercel 6,986]

Before Maggi Thatcher came to power, every firm employing over a certain number of people had to employ disabled people. One of the first things she did was to scrap that law. Then you had firms like Remploy who's whole work force was disabled now closed down, the sheltered workshops have all been closed as well now.

 

I have a mate who has a son who is autistic and he works, he gets more than the minimum wage testing new video games before their release.

 

TC

[forest of dean redneck 11,706]

Trouble is there's varying levels of disabilities,

Take Autism my 2 eldest stepson have it ,

Eldest is 19 has mild autism with learning an behavioural problems he can take a pc apart and fix it, he's at college doing IT /computer skills

and probably will get a decent paid job in that sector

Other lad is 17 is top of the spectrum for infantile autism, only been out nappies 2/3 years, needs help with daily stuff,yet to look at him you wouldn't think there's nowt wrong, but to put him in a workplace where he could hurt some one or headbutt a window out,seems silly.

[bird 9,969]

Trouble is there's varying levels of disabilities,

Take Autism my 2 eldest stepson have it ,

Eldest is 19 has mild autism with learning an behavioural problems he can take a pc apart and fix it, he's at college doing IT /computer skills

and probably will get a decent paid job in that sector

Other lad is 17 is top of the spectrum for infantile autism, only been out nappies 2/3 years, needs help with daily stuff,yet to look at him you wouldn't think there's nowt wrong, but to put him in a workplace where he could hurt some one or headbutt a window out,seems silly.

shame that, sometimes we dont know how lucky we are just having normal type kids , even though they drive you you the wall at times .lol

[dave88 1,565]

I definitely think that new legislation needs to be introduced or something along those lines. There's a woman with down syndrome who works at my local Sainsburys...just collecting baskets and assisting customers where she can but she bloody loves her job. I understand that a lot of companies given the choice are going to hire the person better equipped for the job and 99.9% of the time that isn't gonna be the person with difficulties....a lot of them can't even get through an interview. But people like my 2 boys don't stand a chance when they're older unless something does change

[forest of dean redneck 11,706]

True that Dave and I can understand a lot of young adults need the stimulation that a job can bring as they end up sat in a corner and doped up to stop them lashing out as they are frustrated with boredom.

[WILF 47,453]

Country is awash with money and has been for years, these f***ing ex student union twats in parliament couldn't get a real job but think they can manage a countries finances........they have been f***ing the job up for so long and will continue to do so for as long as people keep voting for them and putting them in a position to do it.

There should be money coming out of our ears to look after our most needy but there isn't because they are murdering it away remorselessly !!

[peterhunter86 8,627]

I'd love my lad to get a little job that he would like doing and keep him busy it would keep him busy. I was watching the late late show last night and they had three people with autism on it one was eleven and was asked what he'd like to do as a job and he said be a pilot and fly into buildings or move to Iraq and become a terrorist haha I couldn't stop laughing.

[ChrisJones 7,975]

I can see both sides of this and I can agree with both sides of it. It's certainly a complex problem. You have a niche demographic that requires both empowerment and protection from exploitation.

 

If you leave it to corporations you'll have an already marginalised community working for peanuts and post it notes. If you leave it to the government you'll end up with billions pissed down the drain as they completely mismanage it. It'll end up costing far more than minimum wage as the £90k managers spunk the funding into decorating their offices.

 

How do you do it fairly though? Would it be reasonable to offer minimum wage, but with a tax incentive to employers?