Apprentice Wage Help!?!?

[Samj167]

I've recently been offered an electrical apprenticeship. However I received my contract in the post today and I saw that my wage is going to be £2.65. I'm 19 years of age and have rent, car insurance etc to pay for so I was wondering am I expecting too much? Or as I'm thinking is this not enough?

PS... I know it is within the minimum wage for a first year apprentice I was just hoping for a little more considering my age.

THANKS!

 

[stuartcourt]

I am afraid its is, I pay £5 an hour to 16 year olds you would get £6 but this is good opportunity you may not get another at moment but it is a joke

 

[trev]

I'm afraid you're probably expecting too much mate but I'm thinking that your employer will get some sort of government subsidy for employing you so you could ask him if there's any way you could get a bit more. My first pay packet contained the princely sum of £20

 

[Fast&Rough]

Not many apprentiships going around and you're rate goes up every year ,also there is homers and scrap copper money

 

[stuartcourt]

You would prob get house benefits etc if you call them

 

[telectrix]

yeah. trev., but that was when the regs were written in latin.

 

[stuartcourt]

Also there is no other way to become a real live sparky, **** starting wage but hopefully with a bit of hard work a half decent wage in 5/6 years

 

[trev]

yeah. trev., but that was when the regs were written in latin.

OI! I resemble that remark

 

[telectrix]

tax credits would probably boost your earnings, but you have to apply for it. my lad's on low wage and gets a £52/week tax credit .

 

[Toonlad]

https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

 

[Samj167]

Cheers Stuart. I'm thinking I may just have to take this on the chin and try and make it work the best as possible. I'm very keen to become an electrician so I can live with this.

 

[stuartcourt]

Good man you wont regret it, make sure you get every qual you can out of company and one piece of advice if you accept the amount you get paid get on with it and dont moan about it remember you are going in right direction. Good luck

 

[cotty]

Pop along to your Town Hall and ask for claim forms for Housing Benefit,Council Tax Benefit for a start.

Then go on the HMRC website and find the correct way to apply for Child Tax Credits.

I'm sure there will be something to help you along.

And good luck with your apprenticeship.

 

[Brendan976]

My first weeks money as an apprentice was £14 a week, mind you a qualified electrician was getting £28 per week.
Ben

 

[moose]

Lol Ive seen some very bad sparkies on apprentiships they go through it like its gods gift. Depends on the lad and education they recieve on sites...

£2.95 is very bad, but you get all your qualifications and experience on the job, (Price them up yourself, you dont do 17th and Test inspection if i remember right in apprentiship.), ask if you get a van or use your car if VAn then you save money with petrol, If your car then ask for a milage allowance, or claim back at end of year, your entitled to £0.45p a mile this way www.gov etc sry dont know page.

 

[Samj167]

Thanks for all your help guys... I'll phone them up tomorrow and explain my situation and I will see if there's anything they can do for me. If not then never mind! I need the training there isn't much else I can do!

 

[snowhead]

The only plus of that wage is you will get nearly 100% pay rise in year 2.
Not many people are getting that sort of pay rise...

 

[shanky887614]

The only plus of that wage is you will get nearly 100% pay rise in year 2.
Not many people are getting that sort of pay rise...

not always true.

im definatly leaving my current company as soon as finished aprentaship (done half off my portfolio)

no ones pay ever increases at all and its low, a guy started an apprenticeship with us and i think was on £20 a day

ive been there nearly a year and same pay as when i started!!!

 

[stuartcourt]

Thats the right idea get on with it and get the qualifications and experience needed then go looking

 

[Robson689]

not always true.

im definatly leaving my current company as soon as finished aprentaship (done half off my portfolio)

no ones pay ever increases at all and its low, a guy started an apprenticeship with us and i think was on £20 a day

ive been there nearly a year and same pay as when i started!!!

He will get the pay rise because it's the NMW. He is 19 so he starts at £2.65 an hour for the first year then it goes to £4.98 an hour.