Don't forget - a lot depends on what degrees those graduates have chosen...
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Who would have thought a degree in modern dance wouldn’t yield big returns
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Of course, that's not what the article said. "not given pay rises linked to experience"
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Because they work part time.
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"Linked to experience". In other words, even taking part time into consideration, still paid less.
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Right, to confirm: my daughter and I work 20 hours a week. I'm an accountant, she's a waitress/barmaid. I earn more than her. A bloke doing either of our jobs with the same quallies for the same hours earns more than that.
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Why would that be the case?
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Exactly!
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Yes, exactly. When I was pregnant and working my 80/100 hour weeks a guy that worked there said to my office manager "how do you know she's working these hours?" even though...
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A) how the fuck was he seeing my time slip to even make this comment and
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Not all mothers come back to work part time.
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Who said they did?
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Alternative headline: people who are forced to work fewer hours because of lack of support for flexible working are being deprived of the opportunity to work full-time.
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A mother of school-age children without access to additional childcare would not be able to work a full day in a traditional, 9-6 office. If she is not allowed to make up the hours out of the office, she will be forced to work fewer hours.
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Why can’t this woman find childcare?
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Is this a genuine question? Fifteen minutes in the real world JHB, just fifteen. It might transform your life.
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Maybe Corbyn will promise all part time workers will be paid the same as full time workers in his next manifesto

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