13 year old paperboy - redundant
13 year old paperboy - redundant
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jamoor

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14,506 posts

232 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8334216.stm?ls

Is it me or is this the most cringeworthy "story" on the bbc?

12gauge

1,274 posts

191 months

Friday 30th October 2009
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jamoor said:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8334216.stm?ls

Is it me or is this the most cringeworthy "story" on the bbc?
It made the local evening news too. To be fair it's a bigger story than the usual 'cat stuck up tree story' in these parts.

I guess i should be pleased at living in such a safe, crimefree part of the country.

Oakey

27,951 posts

233 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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BBC said:
told he will be given a week's pay in lieu of notice, which equates to £6.93 (subject to tax and NI).
So less than £1 a day to get up in the morning, then probably do another round in the afternoon? 50p per round? That stinks.

Would it really be subject to tax and NI as well?

acf8181

797 posts

251 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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Oakey said:
BBC said:
told he will be given a week's pay in lieu of notice, which equates to £6.93 (subject to tax and NI).
So less than £1 a day to get up in the morning, then probably do another round in the afternoon? 50p per round? That stinks.

Would it really be subject to tax and NI as well?
I used to get £15-20 and that was 15 years ago!

Road Pest

3,123 posts

215 months

Saturday 31st October 2009
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acf8181 said:
Oakey said:
BBC said:
told he will be given a week's pay in lieu of notice, which equates to £6.93 (subject to tax and NI).
So less than £1 a day to get up in the morning, then probably do another round in the afternoon? 50p per round? That stinks.

Would it really be subject to tax and NI as well?
I used to get £15-20 and that was 15 years ago!
He was only delivering one paper and that was for his Dad hehe