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Old 12-06-2015, 09:15   #20
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Re: HSBC to cut 8000 jobs in the UK

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Originally Posted by Pierre View Post
Ha, touché

At least there's acknowledgement of how much better the UK job market is.

Your endorsement is noted.
He was probably referring to their claiming in-work benefits as many of the jobs available pay like ***** and wages wouldn't come close to being enough to cover rents in the areas some of these guys live in.

It's entirely academic though as, apparently, 'natural attrition' will be the source of the losses.

If the job market were actually all that the welfare bill would have dropped on its own. Our employment rate is one of the most misleading numbers in our economy, alongside GDP and inflation, all the three the government trumpet loudest actually.
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