does your employer have to pay you at least the min wage? as im on a training scheme at the min so dont get that but am gettin employed properley soon but i think they only pay 450 a month for 37 hours a week. im 18 .

does your employer have to pay you at least the min wage? as im on a training scheme at the min so dont get that but am gettin employed properley soon but i think they only pay 450 a month for 37 hours a week. im 18 .

the legal minimum rate for a 18 year old is £4.25 rising to £4.45 in october 2006

according to the figures you gave the rate they'll be paying you is about £2.70

so based on a 37 hours per week the monthly wage should be closer to £700 per month any employer not doing so are breaking the law

follow this link for penalties for employers

http://www.is4profit.com/busadvice/nationalminimumwage/nmw4.htm#4

all in all the law is on your side no matter what excuse employers give they have to pay minimum rates

most employers get around it by blackmailing the staff saying if they have to pay minimum rates they'll have to cut down on the workforce and the rest of you will have to work harder.

I dunno but if the NHS can get away with paying me as a student nurse £480 a month doing 37.5 hours a week then I suppose anyone will try it

I dunno but if the NHS can get away with paying me as a student nurse £480 a month doing 37.5 hours a week then I suppose anyone will try it

i know there are certain exclusions i think it does state apprentices so being a student includes you since it's classed as training or slave labour probably why so many nhs workers turn there backs on the nhs when qualified and go into the private sector or overseas.

does your employer have to pay you at least the min wage? as im on a training scheme at the min so dont get that but am gettin employed properley soon but i think they only pay 450 a month for 37 hours a week. im 18 .

OUCH! thats gotta hurt... all people i know that are 16/17 are getting at least £5 an hour.. pluss bonus' and training..

Yes im currently doing an apprenticeship but when they emply me i wont be so surely i should be getting at least a half decent wage

OUCH! thats gotta hurt... all people i know that are 16/17 are getting at least £5 an hour.. pluss bonus' and training..

true my nephew has just started a summer job he's 16 and he's on £5.05 an hour don't know whats he's doing but not bd for your first job since the nmw is only £3.00 for 16/17

Yes im currently doing an apprenticeship but when they emply me i wont be so surely i should be getting at least a half decent wage

if they employ for as a fulltime employee then the nmw does come into effect some companies actually sack you before they have to take you on fulltime it happened to my girlfriend 3 days before she was suppoed to start fulltime they got rid of her in a minute flat the company was c**craft

no thats not bad at all!

Cant wait till Im qualified and the slave labour is over! Im probably on the equivalent of about £3 an hour...and Im 22! Makes me sick!

that is crap since your 22 you should be on the highest rate at £5.05 so your only on 60% of what somebody else of the same age is on. how many hours do you do to make your wages up.

In the old days ( a hundred years ago when I was young) apprentices were paid much less because they took time to train up and did much less productive work. They had to do 3 - 5 years before they finished, but then they were guaranteed a job and a working wage.

Nowadays apprenticeships often involve training courses rather than on-the-job skills training and often less real work too. They seem to attract extremely low pay, and I would guess (without checking) that they are exempt because they involve so much training.

As soon as you have completed your apprenticeship or training you should get the minimum wage. You should also get at least 4 weeks holiday from work (including bank holidays).

You could try joining a union if you can find the right one for your type of work. You can also get lots of information from your local advice centre, (but be prepared to wait, it can be slow, and make a list of most important points to ask). You can get someone else to go for you if you are working when they are open (like your mum, or a friend).

You are also entitled to a payslip every week or month, which shows your pay, tax and national insurance deductions, the amount you actually get after that, and your NI number.

Best of luck anyway, go out there and get yourself a better job as soon as you can. Try and work yourself up a good reference as well, even if your employer is not the best, and you dont feel you owe them much, make sure you keep time off sick as low as possible, be early, be co-operative, and hopefully you'll get a glowing reference to start you off in your next job.

Always present your most positive points to employers and be as confident as you can, any negative points you should tpresent as areas you are working on improving, and where you can, have some ideas ready about how would do that.

that is crap since your 22 you should be on the highest rate at £5.05 so your only on 60% of what somebody else of the same age is on. how many hours do you do to make your wages up.

Well we work 37.5 hours in the hospitals a week or do 30 hours at uni a week and then we have to study at home on top of that.
I have to sell Avon in my spare time to get extra cash and when Im at uni I have time to do a bank shift wherever I can but its bloomin hard work and Im always knackered!

Make sure you have your facts straight before you say anything. Ask them for a written offer of permanent employment. You can then see for sure how much they will pay you. No reputable employer will pay less than minimum wage.

www.direct.gov.uk

tells you everthing from wages to tax to job seakers allowance.
check it out and if your being underpaid then its illegal.

Check with your training provider as I remember arguing with my employer as he wouldnt give me the minimum wage and I was 18 - it came to light as I was on a training scheme and employed that I wasnt allowed minumum wage until 19.
Needless to say, I left and got a real job and then my new employer offered to pay for my training.