working away

terry198920 · Mar 1, 2014

Evening all!

Started working away a few weeks ago..If you had work which was away.. And you paid your apprentice/trainee minimum wage..what would you pay him/her to be working away? 12 hour shifts for 5 days.. Commercial jobs.. If thats any help

Octopus · Mar 1, 2014

An overnight allowance plus food. Maybe a bit of overtime.

MDJ · Mar 1, 2014

terry198920 said:
Evening all!

Started working away a few weeks ago..If you had work which was away.. And you paid your apprentice/trainee minimum wage..what would you pay him/her to be working away? 12 hour shifts for 5 days.. Commercial jobs.. If thats any help

A decent wage to start, I don't agree with the minimum wage either, 4 quid odd is appalling, I would recommend you pay him double time for the time away and buy all his beer, food and treat him properly.

terry198920 · Mar 1, 2014

MDJ said:
terry198920 said:

Evening all!

Started working away a few weeks ago..If you had work which was away.. And you paid your apprentice/trainee minimum wage..what would you pay him/her to be working away? 12 hour shifts for 5 days.. Commercial jobs.. If thats any help

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A decent wage to start, I don't agree with the minimum wage either, 4 quid odd is appalling, I would recommend you pay him double time for the time away and buy all his beer, food and treat him properly.

Minimum wage as in 6:30 ( actually pays a penny less lol ) he currently gives 7:30.. Extra pound an hour..

MDJ · Mar 1, 2014

terry198920 said:
Minimum wage as in 6:30 ( actually pays a penny less lol ) he currently gives 7:30.. Extra pound an hour..

Well my apologies to you Terry, good man, I like you already.

glasgospark · Mar 1, 2014

i started on £4.28 an hour at 18 £600+ a month in my first year i think thats acceptable especially as your un skilled and learning a trade

terry198920 · Mar 1, 2014

The work we do i wouldn't say 'unskilled' left alone to do armoured,Tray work, conduit, trunking 1st fix second fix.. I get what you mean.. Only had 9 months experience but me and the other ' apprentice' are left to rewire houses ect.. It is so easy to get wound up about pay.. But just something that will come with being qualified i suppose.. Doesn't help when he told us 8:50 working away.. And when we got away.. Pay turns up at 7:30 an hour.. Just wondering what other sparks would pay a trainee working away.. Basically electricians mates we are.