The worse money you have worked for?

[roukel01]

My first ever school summer holiday job was at a Nursery planting crops by hand on the back of a trailer dragged along a field by a tractor, back breaking stuff by the end of the day!! This was probably summer 1994, I got paid £1.57 per hour.

 

[Guest123]

1st year apprentice. £4.24 an hour. I think its gone up though since the JIB rates went up.

Doesnt bother me. No mortgage or bills to pay. Just the beer at weekends!

When I was a 1st year back in 97, I got paid £30 a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Judgeshred39]

My first two years as an apprentice I took home £75 a week cash in hand! All the lads at college were on way much more, well so they claimed. I'm glad I stuck with it though wouldn't change working for myself for anything.

 

[blackiel]

My first two years as an apprentice I took home £75 a week cash in hand! All the lads at college were on way much more, well so they claimed. I'm glad I stuck with it though wouldn't change working for myself for anything.

So Right...Old Son..

 

[gunner]

seems to me employers are taking advantageof the recession to pay poor money to arguably the most qualified men because of the exams we have to take.i admit mine is paying me fair but have had trouble getting them to pay to send me on 2382,2392,2391.i spoke to the hse and had i given the company name they would have been out like a shot and companywould be in trouble as you cant maintain safe systems if you cant test etc.food for thought guys

 

[RexT]

Hi Guys,

The worst I have worked for is £0.00 per hour over a weekend 2 x 12 hour days in a garage trying to sort out some Dbs and help a friend.

Its a long story, I was very green and wont get caught again!!...

Best wishes,

Rex

 

[DurhamSparky]

RexT Registered Charity Nnumber...............................??

 

[Anth]

Mines £10 ph and have to use own transport I had to take as needs must at the moment lads, got made redundant I was on £13.65ph with van supplied, to many companies are taking the beep,I seen a job for an approved spark other week and where paying £9.50 what a joke!!!

 

[vitoboy]

in cornwall many sparks still working for £8.00
not mates
time served sparks
not just in the current climate
its been like it for years
this is employed rate,supply own tools
its what you call....wrong!

 

[andyb]

The fact is, that the installs I done were 100%, couple of untidy cables clipped to a ceiling slab of a 3mtr run, hardly enough to hold 10 weeks money for

Marc, never ever do 10 weeks work without a draw.

The most I give is 4 weeks, & that's only to long time & trusted clients. Otherwise I invoice for work done & materials supplied every 2 weeks for payment within 2 weeks.

 

[Mikey_G]

Im workin for agency up london, they payin 12.50 an hour, which is worst i ever worked for, last year was gettin 250 quid a day!! and 2 days ago i had agency offer me 1 weeks work in dorking for 10 quid an hour, 8 hours, thats 80 quid a day!! after tax 64 quid a day!! times are hard at the mo so just gotta sit through it, things will pick up, im currently working 94 hours a week over 7 days on london job, take home 940 quid, take off 83 quid travelcard and 20 quid to the guild to pay me, left with 837 quid. after taking on a mortgage when was earning well, i just gotta put the hours in.

 

[bugsy]

Don't knowabout the worst money but earn't 2 weeks money in 4 hours on a programming job in London last Thursday

 

[cbw]

Today, £3.50 in materials and 3 hours labour 20 Miles driving...........No charge!!!!!!!

Nice old boy, dangerous installation, couldnt leave it/him like it!!!!

Too soft to be a business man!!!

 

[lloyd1980]

£6.20 as a mate - evolved to £8.40 ph as spark, did 17th,building regs, 2391, all\out of my own pocket and leave (holidays) I then had my hours cut to 2.5 days a week for 3 months. the guy was a liability and a skinflint
This forced me into going self employed.............glad I did now the *******

 

[robsparky1975]

Thats inspiring lloyd,ive always worked for firms,crap money,hours etc,going on my own,will be a challange but worth it from what ive read on the forum.