Housewife 'would be paid £30,000'
19 February 2008This story was the most emailed story of the day on the BBC website.
A poll of 4,000 housewives for networking website alljoinon.com suggested that a housewife would earn almost £30,000 a year if employed to do all the same errands. "The survey clearly demonstrates that not only do housewives deserve a wage for their efforts, they also need a break from the daily grind," said Carolyn Morris, spokeswoman for AllJoinOn.com.
Please hold: Waiting in a telephone queue is named the most boring facet of modern life
26 December 2007Waiting in a telephone queue for an operator to answer has been named the most boring facet of modern life. The poll was conducted for www.alljoinon.com, a new social networking site for those bored at home
Silver surfers' spending two hours a day on the internet
24 March 2008A poll of 3,500 people over the age of 60, carried out by networking website alljoinon.com, revealed that the older generation surf the web for at least 121 minutes, or 2 hours, every day.
Sick days cost British businesses £34 billion a year
25 February 2008British businesses lose a staggering £34billion a year due to people taking genuine sick days, according to a new survey. The poll of 6,000 people was conducted by www.alljoinon.com the social networking site for people at home during the day.
'Housewives should be paid £30,000 for doing the cooking, laundry and childcare'
19 February 2008Keeping a family running is a full-time job, as any housewife would testify. So they might not be surprised to learn that researchers reckon a housewife's work is worth £30,000 a year. The poll of 4,000 housewives was conducted by www.alljoinon.com, a networking site for housewives.
Lazy Britons spend 17 years on the sofa
24 January 2008Couch potato Britons will spend a staggering 17 years of their lives sitting on the sofa, new research has revealed. Carolyn Morris, spokeswoman for www.alljoinon.com, a social networking website for people at home during the day which commissioned the poll, said: "Rather than wasting time watching mind-numbing TV, people should get online and interact with other people."
Being a mum is a £30,000 job
19 February 2008HOUSEWIVES would earn £30,000-a-year if they were paid for their chores, a survey reveals. Doing the same jobs at work would earn them exactly £29,771 - £6,000 more than the national average - the alljoinon.com poll shows.
Mum is a £30k job
19 February 2008HOUSEWIVES would earn £30,000-a-year if they were paid for their chores, a survey reveals. Doing the same jobs at work would earn them exactly £29,771 - £6,000 more than the national average - the alljoinon.com poll shows.
17 years on sofa
25 January 2008The average Brit spends 17 years on the sofa. Carolyn Morris of social networking site www.alljoinon.com,
Can't bear Kyle
09 January 2008ITV1's Jeremy Kyle Show - branded "human bear baiting" by a judge - was voted the Worst Daytime TV show Ever by Alljoinon.com users.
What the average housewife would earn for jobs she usually does for nothing..
19 February 2008Carolyn Morris spokes women for housewives' social networking site www.AllJoinOn.com said "This survey clearly demonstrates that not only do housewives deserve a wage, they need a break from the daily grind."
What would the average housewife earn for jobs she usually does for nothing?
19 February 2008The average housewife would earn almost £30,000 a year if she was paid the market rate for the chores in the home, a survey revealed yesterday. They spend four-and-a-half hours a day looking after children, which a nanny would charge more than £35 for, said networking site All Join On.
The Abyss That Is Daytime TV
10 January 2008A poll of 3,000 people conducted by alljoinon.com - a social networking site for those at home during the day, Jeremy Kyle's show topped a list of the worst daytime programmes.
Wives are priceless
23 February 2008Proper "pay" for wives and mothers would be a big help in this respect, it was claimed this week. A poll of 4,000 housewives for networking website alljoinon.com suggested that, on average, mums worked for nearly nine hours a day every day. The website said a housewife would earn almost £30,000 a year if she was employed to do all the same errands.
AND FINALLY ...(Guardian Media Briefing - email newsletter, wide subscription)
10 January 2008What's the worst daytime TV programme ever? Where do we start? According to a poll by www.alljoinon.com, a social networking site for people stuck at home...
Kyle named direst daytime show
10 January 2008What's the worst daytime TV programme ever? Where do we start? According to a poll by alljoinon.com, a social networking site for people stuck at home, it's the Jeremy Kyle Show.
Being a housewife is worth £30,000
18 February 2008Being a domestic goddess is often seen as a full-time job – one that is worth nearly £30,000, new figures show. They spend four-and-a-half hours a day looking after children, which a nanny would charge more than £35 for, said networking site All Join On.
Our 17 years on the sofa...
25 January 2008Bristons will spend 17 years of their lives sitting on the sofa, research revealed yesterday, by www.alljoinon.com, a social networking site for people at home during the day
Housewives worth £30,000 a year
19 February 2008The average housewife works her fingers to the bone for 8.8 hours a day - and all for no pay. The poll of 4,000 women carried out by the social networking site www.AllJoinOn.com revealed childcare taks up most of the time. Carolyn Morris from www.AllJoinOn.com said "Women wish they had more time to meet friends away from from unfulfilling tasks like ironing and washing"
Dail-a-Moan
27 December 2007Impatient Brits have named being left holding on the phone as life's biggest bore, in a survey of 5,000 people done by www.alljoinon.com
Labour of love
19 February 2008The average housewife works 8.8 hours a day, seven days a week and is paid nothing. The poll of 4,000 housewives was conducted by social networking site www.alljoinon.com
How much would a housewife earn? (Have your say)
10 January 2008With the average housewive spending 8.8 doing the chores, it will come as no surprise that 71 per cent of women polled say that the successful running of the family home is a full time job. Carolyn Morris, spokeswoman for www.alljoinon.com said: 'This survey clearly demonstrates that not only do housewives deserve a wage for their efforts, they also need a break from the daily grind.'
How much would a housewife earn?(Job Features)
10 January 2008Carolyn Morris, spokeswoman for www.alljoinon.com said: "This survey clearly demonstrates that not only do housewives deserve a wage for their efforts, they also need a break from the daily grind."
Living With Size Zero
10 January 2008Earlier this year, as part of the Extraordinary Weight Stories season, Sky Real Lives followed Carolyn Morris after she lost a stone and dropped several dress sizes. "I run my own business www.alljoinon.com, a social club for people at home, so I am pretty busy during the day and do not really have time to snack!"
Poll weighs worth of British housewives (UPI= United Press International)
18 February 2008A poll of 4,000 housewives in Britain found they do work that should bring in between $56,000 and $58,000 a year. The poll, conducted by www.alljoinon.com, a social networking site
Kyle 'worst TV of all time
09 January 2008MANCHESTER judge Alan Berg is not on his own when it comes to taking a dim view of daytime telly's Jeremy Kyle Show.
Housewives Should Earn £30k A Year
19 February 2008THE average housewife works 8.8 hours a day, seven days a week and is paid nothing, according to a survey. But if she did the same chores as a job, she would earn a staggering £29,771.56 a year - £6000 more than the national average wage. The poll of 4000 women was taken by www.alljoinon.com, a networking site for housewives.
Sick Days Cost UK Firms £34bn A Year
26 February 2008The poll of 6000 people, by social networking site www.alljoinon.com, revealed the average worker will take off one day a year with a headache or migraine, two days for a cold and three and a half days for a sickness bug.
OAP internet use on the rise
25 March 2008SILVER surfers are taking over the internet - with almost 11million over-60s logging on every day. The British cyber wrinklies are regular users of email, online shopping and social networking sites. A poll of 3500 people over the age of 60 for alljoinon.com revealed they surf the web for at least two hours every day. And they spend an average of £48.78 a month on online shopping.
We are turning into Royles
25 January 2008Britain is becoming a nation of couch potatoes like TV's Jim Royle.
Tougher Job
19 February 2008Housewives who stay at home to raise a family are doing a £30,000-a-year job for free, according to a survey.
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Jeremy Kyle' voted worst daytime show (Influential media blog)
10 January 2008The Jeremy Kyle Show has been voted the worst daytime programme in TV history. A poll of 3,000 people carried out by alljoinon.com, a social networking site which is aimed at those who stay at home during the day, named the ITV1 chat show as the least appealing programme that the daytime schedules have to offer.
Online Social Networking for Housewives
22 February 2008Now there’s social networking just for housewives. All Join On! was started as an online social networking space for those who are at home and without adult company during the day. When housewives need a break from housework and would like to connect with others in the same situation, there are two chat rooms, The Bar and The Beach, an advice board, Advice Central, where members can ask for advice from one another, a customisable profile for each member, and a daily poll to take part in. Feather-dusters down!
All Join On! Make New Friends, Chat, Share Tips & Advice
22 February 2008www.AllJoinOn.com is an easy, safe way to make new friends with the same interests or in the same situation, chat to some interesting people and share tips and advice.
Age Concern tells of benefits of the grey pound
14 April 2008A poll by alljoinon.com in March found that the average 60-year-old who uses the internet spends two hours a day online.
Divorce lawyer defends equal share for wives
12 January 2008A family lawyer has spoken up for the rights of hard-working stay-at-home mums to be awarded an equal share of the assets on divorce. The comments by Elspeth Kinder, a solicitor with DWF, follows a recent survey which revealed that mums would be paid more than the average salary if they received the going rate for their chores. The survey by alljoinon.com showed the average mum did almost nine hours’ of house-work a day and would earn an annual salary of nearly £30,000 if she was employed, compared to the average UK wage of £23,700.
Jeremy Kyle' voted worst programme in UK
12 January 2008Alljoinon.com, a social networking site for people who stay at home during the day (who better to ask), undertook a poll of 3,000 people, and the ITV1 show, which is a feeble attempt at taking the Jerry Springer format and making it British, was voted the number one worst show ever.
Your desk could be dirtier than a toilet seat
17 March 2008British businesses lose £34 billion a year due to people taking genuine sick days, a new survey claims. A recent poll of 6000 people, by social networking site Alljoinon.com revealed...
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