Letter: Bosses can fund minimum wage

Sir: If management in companies are so keen to ensure Britain's economic competitiveness, why not let higher and middle managers take a little drop in their weekly wage of, say, pounds 15 and pounds 10 respectively. This could then be used to cover the cost of a minimum pounds 4 per hour to low-paid employees. There would be no loss of employment, our exports would remain constant, and the underpaid could gain some self-respect. Social justice would be seen to be done and firms' economic effectiveness would not suffer.

BRENDAN McMAHON

London E12