Minimum wage

[Rix006]

My son is nearly eighteen and has recently got a new job in an estate agents. He is on terrible wages. I thought the minimum wage was surpose to protect people. He has been told by other members of staff the wage is very low because they are on a basic salary plus commission. But surely their basic has to be minimum wage per hour. Otherwise if they have a property slump they wouldnt have enough salary to live on. Can anyone help with some advice on this subject

[Doc Spock]

Google minimum wage. Top of my head �5.52 per hour.


Mind you , if you pay peanuts you do get monkeys.

[redcrx]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employe es/Pay/DG_10037277
from what i can tell, his basic plus commision should not be less than minimum wage.

[CheekyChops]

Minimim wage for 18-21 year olds is �4.60. The �5.52 is for 22yrs and over.

[Twenty20]

The minimum wage includes commission payments. If, as you say, there's a property slump then they would still need to pay him the minimum wage - though its more likely that estate agents would be making people redundant under those circumstances.

[bednobs]

its �3:40 for 17 year olds

[msemma]

http://www.lowpay.gov.uk/

His hourly rate must reach the National Minimum Wage.

Commission does not come into it.