Apprentice wages

[binky]

How much would you expext to be paying a second year apprentice, and is this affected by the minimum wage legislation (the boy has turned 18). Just want to make sure I'm not under paying him.

 

[Andy™]

and is this affected by the minimum wage legislation (the boy has turned 18).

i think the minimum wage will apply. How much he does get would have something to do with how useful he is. does he work hard or stroll in 2 hours late every day?

 

[Evans Electric]

These are the JIB rates for this year if you want base it on them.

With own transport :-

Technician

 

[betty swollocks]

if he is an apprentice then minimum wage desnt come into it until he's 21 i believe

my 18y nephew was an apprentice at Audi and his hourly rate was 1.50p -

 

[binky]

Seems I'm not far off the mark then, I pay him

 

[betty swollocks]

Binky thats exactly how i looked at it

up until he can be trusted to work alone and not kill himself he's only someone who drives round jobs with you, this lad was a good lad, never late, never sick always keen but the messiest worker in the world, you could follow his mess round the job and know exactly where he'd worked, but give him 2 way switching to connect and he'd lose the will to live...

dont forget as good as he is, with the current climate, he needs you more than you need him.

 

[binky]

always keen but the messiest worker in the world, you could follow his mess round the job and know exactly where he'd worked, dont forget as good as he is, with the current climate, he needs you more than you need him.

That'll be teenagers for you - his mum does the cleaning, shame she doesn't come to work with him :^O

In the current climate he knows he's best off on low money, than no money - strangely sensible lad like that

My favourite jibe for him is 'stop having a teenage moment and get moving' all said and taken in good jest, but it is funny sometimes, especially the vacant look when he's forgotten what he's meant to be doing :^O :^O

 

[GreekIslandLover]

I do that too, but 'aint a teenager I think they are called Grey Moments

 

[Andy™]

especially the vacant look when he's forgotten what he's meant to be doing :^O :^O

most of us have those moments....

 

[batty]

I think you have got to pay the minimum wage about

 

[Apache]

The national minimum wage is

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

The national minimum wage is

 

[chrishornby]

I have experience on the adult trainee sidde of things here. Was getting

 

[batty]

My experience as a sole trader was the lad that was helping me out was not very good and as he was not an apprentice I had to pay him the minimum wage which was about

 

[Apache]

Well using national Minimum wage for a 18y/o working a 40 hour week you get

 

[green-hornet]

My firt job was for

 

[binky]

Ok next part of question - what would you charge the customer for his time???

 

[Andy™]

Ok next part of question - what would you charge the customer for his time???

depends if he is helping or not. if he is gettin on with his work, and not holding you back, then possibly add a few extra

 

[binky]

He's not that useless or I wouldn't tolerate him. I can pretty much leave him to work on his own whilst I get on with oddity stuff, CUs etc. On a good day he manages at least half a days work (second fixing, pulling cables etc), so charge accordingly, but generally I work on about