Am I being underpaid?

[ballvalve]

Hi all, When I started I took home £3-19s-1p for a 40 hour week and it was hard work.

 

[Leo21]

Hi all, When I started I took home £3-19s-1p for a 40 hour week and it was hard work.

Come on ball valve, you've obviously got years of experience and stories to share mate. Post a bit more and let us know.

 

[hasbean]

Back in 1957 I got 1.17.06 pounds for a 56hour week, after a year I got 10 shillings a week rise,enjoyed every moment.loved the job till 50 when back and knees gave out, retired to lovely Spain. may the euro keep dropping soon 1.50 to a pound.

 

[joni os]

Hi all, When I started I took home

When I was taking home that sort of money it was a 44 hour week

 

[Gary Lee]

Don't think short term .... trust me, I'm 39.. and just finished my c&g 2... i got long way to go, but when i was 18 all my mates were apprentices , i used to take the mick out of there crap wages whilst i was earning proper money ... now they are laughing at me!!! stick with it honestly mate.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Holy cow! I pay labourers more than that. But as Adam said, hang in there, and when your qualified give him both barrels.

Ps, I can't believe I'm agreeing with Adam.

Get to the hospital before it's too late 😱

 

[Stanios]

Back in 1957 I got 1.17.06 pounds for a 56hour week, after a year I got 10 shillings a week rise,enjoyed every moment.loved the job till 50 when back and knees gave out, retired to lovely Spain. may the euro keep dropping soon 1.50 to a pound.

Back in 1957 1 pound was probably enough to buy a house 😀

 

[joni os]

Woodbines came in packs of five, or singles at a kiosk.

 

[Ch4 plumbing]

Theirs a lot of contenders for the uncle Albert Award on this thread!!

 

[joni os]

The beauty of plumbing is, that with a loyal customer base , you can choose your hours, choose your jobs and continue past a time when others have retired.
PS. I intended to retire a millionaire at 50 but still waiting for 8 draws on my coupon.

 

[ballvalve]

Morning to all, My first job was on a building site I made the tea, also I had to go to the shop for all the trades on site. When a lorry turned up with a load of bricks unload it by hand.

 

[Rickster123]

Morning to all, My first job was on a building site I made the tea, also I had to go to the shop for all the trades on site. When a lorry turned up with a load of bricks unload it by hand.

What year would that of been? And what area are you in bv?

 

[ballvalve]

Hi, I think you would be talking about 1963 some where around that time. I live in Staffordshire.

 

[henly1234]

£18.5 per week for 18 months, at 42 when I did my apprenticeship, with a nine month old baby and living in one room after 23 years at sea.

 

[Fallon1982]

It's alright saying labourers earn double that but there money will never go up. You are learning a skilled trade. Once you qualify your money will at least treble, if not more. Typical apprentice getting greedy before they even qualify. The amount of apprentices over the years that make out as if they are hard done by and earn peanuts lol. Stop ya moaning and get and make the tea!!
In all seriousness, get your NVQ under your belt - become a plumber - then you can consider asking for more money.

 

[Mrs Tara Plumbi]

Hi gents.

I'm currently studying my level 3 NVQ and I'm working for a one man band. In work I do a lot of the work and on a average day it's 9 hours but this does go on sometimes in to silly hours. Ive just passed my OFTEC which the boss paid for so I don't want to leave if I can help it and I do enjoy working with the guy, but the pay is grinding me down at the minute.

My pay at the moment is 40 a day and he does cut it when we finish early to 25.

He's happy with my work and even said that I do a better job than him.

Any advice? I feel stuck because I don't want to jeopardise my NVQ by causing a argument over pay.

Thanks for reading.

I can't see you ever got an answer, sorry if I missed it.
It depends on you age minimum pay rates are here and note apprentice rate of £2.73 ph only applies if you are under 19 years of age.
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates

Your employer must pay you at least these rates:
up to & including 20 years £5.13 ph
21+ £6.50 ph
no matter what job you do.

 

[Stanios]

I wonder how companies get away with having free interns working for them then

 

[ShaunCorbs]

I wonder how companies get away with having free interns working for them then

no contracts 😀

 

[drip-dry]

So there you have it..if you are on the minimum wage or less...you are on a good thing..if you are on more you need to work the hours....
:boat:

 

[Millsy 82]

Stop moaning!

When I was an apprentice in '95 I was on a solid £15 a day!

Don't listen to your mates saying they earn X amount, blokes always lie about how much they earn.

Well said! I was on £45 a week in 1998. Did I complain? Yes all the time but I knew I was being trained and that was the main thing. In my 4th year I had made it to £125 a week!

I also had mates that said how much they were earning in factories and things like that and after I completed my apprenticeship I shot above them.

I had someone moan at me years ago saying their son couldn't get an apprenticeship, she then said that someone offered him one but she refused to allow him to go and work for the money and said that he should be on £6 an hour! I laughed and said what he got offered was good and to get £6 an hour he would have to prove that he could earn that for his boss. She wasn't happy. Lol.