They shouldn't have. They should have been furloughed and should be receiving 80% of the monthly wage upto £2.5I. If they are fortunate some employers are paying the extra 20%.
Enjoy.
Some people just don't age very well. Whilst others don't look their age.You realise you are old, when you get ages wrong on ITV's the chase. I game me and the missus play, between ourselves. When contestants introduce themselves and give their age. They look old, but they are the age of our children.
Me and the missus laugh and joke, as though we are teenagers. We realise we are old when we see photos of our grandchildren, as they are adults now.
So you keep saving up a deposit until you can get one. That's what people generally do. Worked for my parents, worked for me, my sister, my son.
Not if you changed jobs and didnt receive a payment from your new employer prior to the 19th March. I have 4 people in that position and none can go back to the previous employer and ask to be added on thier scheme for a number of reasons. There are also a lot that were not employed - self employed cant claim till June and if they only paid the 12K tax free amount and then dividends as a lot do then they will only be able to claim the based on £1k a month.
If they weren't employed, that will be the reason they can't pay rent/mortgage etc. Nothing to do with age.
It all depends when and where you look.
I believe that discussing these matters without looking at the numbers makes it difficult to tell reality from fantasy.
Look on the bright side, in that case at least they won't turn round and punch your lights out as soon as they get big enough!It's not quite the same though, we're not allowed beat up our kids like our parents used to so they are a lot softer these days
I can't believe my luck, has anyone got some salt and vinegar? The local chippy has been shut since lockdown and here I am apparently surrounded by the chips from people's shoulders!
Poor little lambs, they're getting called names... like we did when we started work and hadn't got into the work ethic or found our feet. I recall the older generation rolling their eyes at times and tut tutting at the way our generation behaved when we were young. And so it goes on. Does that make it wrong? Hell, no! It's the way of the world, it's part of growing up; and looking back, I think it helps you to grow. I'm sure I'd have turned out much the worse if I'd not occasionally had the 'You're not on with that' type comment from one of my older work colleagues or relatives. It might sting a bit at the time (particularly if deep down you know they were probably right!), but if you can lean from it, then you'll grow.
As for youngsters these days not being able to afford a deposit for a house, let's look at that. Do they work and save hard, or is it usual these days to expect to go to university and study until you're in your early to mid 20s? Is it usual these days to expect at least one, probably two continental holidays per year costing several hundred pounds or more? Is it usual these days to expect to have a cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, fitted carpets, curtains, a TV in at least 3 rooms, iPads, and a new smartphone costing hundreds of pounds each year or so, etc.? After all, if you can't afford it, then just put it on a credit card or get a loan, what could possibly go wrong with doing that?
When our parents or grandparents saved up to buy a house they stayed in and saved (once they'd finished 2 years of doing National Service and got a job that is), and they might have had a week at the UK seaside with their friends once a year, if they needed a holiday and could afford it. When they finally did save enough money to get a home of their own (usually before they got married and started having children) there was most likely no fridge, fitted carpets, central heating, washing machine, etc. Once again, they saved up and bought these 'luxuries' as they went along. These days such things are seen as a 'right' not a luxury!
So don't have a go at the older generation, it wasn't all hugs and puppies for them, despite what some people would have you believe. Living out of wedlock was seen as a sin, and woe betide any young woman who got herself pregnant (yes, that was the term!) before getting married. Families had to move house because of 'shame' like that... and how many 'mothers' actually turned out to be the child's grandmother when it all came out, after trying to save their family and daughter the shame?
Yes, those times have pretty much gone, but you can't expect people who grew up in that era to have automatic sympathy for the 'youngsters of today' when they see just how much freedom and luxury they apparently have. So please don't have a go at them.
The grass may always look greener on the other side of the fence, but a bit of understanding on both sides may be the best colour correction filter.
Look on the bright side, in that case at least they won't turn round and punch your lights out as soon as they get big enough!
You've been talking to that Imelda Cork again, haven't you?Yeah, girls can be pretty nasty
It's not quite the same though, we're not allowed beat up our kids like our parents used to so they are a lot softer these days
I can't believe my luck, has anyone got some salt and vinegar? The local chippy has been shut since lockdown and here I am apparently surrounded by the chips from people's shoulders!
Poor little lambs, they're getting called names... like we did when we started work and hadn't got into the work ethic or found our feet. I recall the older generation rolling their eyes at times and tut tutting at the way our generation behaved when we were young. And so it goes on. Does that make it wrong? Hell, no! It's the way of the world, it's part of growing up; and looking back, I think it helps you to grow. I'm sure I'd have turned out much the worse if I'd not occasionally had the 'You're not on with that' type comment from one of my older work colleagues or relatives. It might sting a bit at the time (particularly if deep down you know they were probably right!), but if you can lean from it, then you'll grow.
As for youngsters these days not being able to afford a deposit for a house, let's look at that. Do they work and save hard, or is it usual these days to expect to go to university and study until you're in your early to mid 20s? Is it usual these days to expect at least one, probably two continental holidays per year costing several hundred pounds or more? Is it usual these days to expect to have a cooker, fridge, freezer, washing machine, dishwasher, fitted carpets, curtains, a TV in at least 3 rooms, iPads, and a new smartphone costing hundreds of pounds each year or so, etc.? After all, if you can't afford it, then just put it on a credit card or get a loan, what could possibly go wrong with doing that?
When our parents or grandparents saved up to buy a house they stayed in and saved (once they'd finished 2 years of doing National Service and got a job that is), and they might have had a week at the UK seaside with their friends once a year, if they needed a holiday and could afford it. When they finally did save enough money to get a home of their own (usually before they got married and started having children) there was most likely no fridge, fitted carpets, central heating, washing machine, etc. Once again, they saved up and bought these 'luxuries' as they went along. These days such things are seen as a 'right' not a luxury!
So don't have a go at the older generation, it wasn't all hugs and puppies for them, despite what some people would have you believe. Living out of wedlock was seen as a sin, and woe betide any young woman who got herself pregnant (yes, that was the term!) before getting married. Families had to move house because of 'shame' like that... and how many 'mothers' actually turned out to be the child's grandmother when it all came out, after trying to save their family and daughter the shame?
Yes, those times have pretty much gone, but you can't expect people who grew up in that era to have automatic sympathy for the 'youngsters of today' when they see just how much freedom and luxury they apparently have. So please don't have a go at them.
The grass may always look greener on the other side of the fence, but a bit of understanding on both sides may be the best colour correction filter.
It is funny to think that the old folk of today, were the thugs and scoundrels of yesteryear.
That was a popular sound, some of the skins were into that music tooI was more into mod two tone ska kinda stuff, although I did not get involved in events, only bought the stuff.