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   Keith Bibby wrote:

  I have always wondered at the thinking.
  
  Wages at the top need to be high to attract the right and the bright people.
  
  But at the bottom they need to be low wages to remain competitive

  
  
  Actually it is true at both ends of the scale..... but....
  
  There is a problem with two things, the minimum wage and tax credits creating distortions.
  
  Both distort the market and keep people on low pay and on a state benefits, then add to that Labour's mass low skilled immigration and you have a real problem for the low paid.
  
  If you set a wage norm for low skilled or traditionally low paid jobs such as the hospitality industry you should not be surprised if more people get locked into that low pay.

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