P Mead (Gazette, November 2) feels the minimum wage is not enough to live on, but overlooks the other costs employers are faced with as a result of interference by politicians and the EU, such as health and safety regulations, employment regulations, excessive business rate demands, rents and insurance, to name but a few.
All this has to be found along with the wages and holidays with pay, which are five weeks, plus bank holidays, for those in full time work.
My advice is to stick at the temporary work and try to get a full-time job.
When better jobs become available, employers want someone who has been in regular work as opposed to those who have stayed on benefits waiting for something to turn up.
K Paxon
Village Way
Kirby Cross
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