David HollandThere are plenty of hospitality jobs in the UK that only play the minimum wage and places where the cost of living is far higher than Mallorca so it all depends on circumstances.
Zoltan TeglasWell I’m in neither Blackpool or Hull and the lad I mentioned earlier would return to the U.K. in a heartbeat if he could. And £16 hr in a nice little gastro pub in Northumberland, still unfilled , isn’t a bad little job. And after all ‘ money makes the world go round ‘ ..and the more you earn, makes life easier, does it not..?
David HollandYeah why would they come to Mallorca when they could be in Blackpool or Hull!
Stan The ManBrits chose to leave. Don’t start trying to cherry pick now that you are on the outside.
Charles Dalrymple-ChumleyIt's exactly the same when the right wing PP are in power. And the real beneficiary's from this are the big hotel chains who can shut for 5 months a year and get the government to pay their staff's wages. It's called corporate welfare.
Ulla JacksonWhen a youngster can earn £16 an hour in a U.K. bar . Other than a students summer holiday jolly why would they work in Majorca. My experience is that hospitality staff in Majorca are on the whole busier and more skilled than in the U.K. anyway. They certainly earn their £1250 a month.
Stan The ManIt's not going to be scrapped for British only. It's either to all non EU countries or to none at all. Cherry picking after Brexit. Why?
As long as the socialist Government continues to maintain the high unemployment benefit there's no incentive for the lazy to work. Why break your back when the Government will pay you to stay at home and watch day time TV? This is a problem in the UK where those who know how to can manipulate the system and receive benefits far beyond what they could earn in the employment market. Yes, we should be compassionate to those with genuine issues preventing them getting work such as disability and health but to the scroungers there should be a warning - find a job pronto or we'll cut the benefit.
Lots of young people from the UK , came to Mallorca for Seasonal work. But the 90 day rule controlling the length of any visit , has prevented those workers from being here. The sooner the 90 day ruling is scrapped, the sooner young workers can return.
Zoltan TeglasThat’s no doubt true. But as I said the majority of Majorca hospitality staff I encounter in Majorca are skilled in multiple languages, capable, pleasant and professional. And they work hard. The similar job in the U.K. certainly not multilingual or on occasion that professional. So wouldn’t meet the standards in Majorca or work for that level of salary. The lad I mentioned, he said when he worked in the shard he never met an English person other than customers. None of the staff were British. He loved the international feel of the place, and missed it.